BACKGROUND The best criteria for surfactant treatment in the perinatal period are unknown and this makes it of interest to consider the possible economic implications of lessening the use of more restrictive criteria. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is the evaluation of the costs of respiratory care for preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) treated with "early rescue"...

Despite recent advances in the perinatal management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), controversies still exist. We report updated recommendations of a European Panel of expert neonatologists who developed consensus guidelines after critical examination of the most up-to-date evidence in 2007 and 2010. This second update of the guidelines is based upon published evidence up to th...

Despite recent advances in the perinatal management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), controversies still exist. We report the recommendations of a European panel of expert neonatologists who developed consensus guidelines after critical examination of the most up-to-date evidence in 2007. Strong evidence exists for the role of antenatal steroids in RDS prevention, but it is not ...

OBJECTIVE With changes in the predominant pathogenic factors in the new form of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a different pattern of CT findings may be expected. This study aimed to (1) describe CT findings in infants with BPD and (2) correlate the CT findings with lung function abnormalities. STUDY DESIGN AND METHOD Retrospective review of 41 very low birthweight infants with BPD, who we...

AIM This study aims to create a predictive model for the assessment of the individual risk of developing cerebral palsy in a large cohort of selected high-risk infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS 1099 NICU-admitted high-risk infants were assessed up to the corrected age of at least 12 months. CP was categorized relative to subtype, distribution and severity. Several perinatal characteristics (gende...

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well recognized cause of community and hospital acquired neonatal infections in developing countries with case fatality rate varying from 18% to 68% (Saleem et al., 2013). Infants, particularly those with a low gestational age or a low birth weight, are at greater risk for developing nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) due to their prolonged...

introduction chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a chronic disorder with many systematic complications and one of the most important reasons for patients to require mechanical ventilation, admission in intensive care unit and prolonged mechanical ventilation. although the first attempt in separation of mechanical ventilation is failed in half of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...