Preterm birth will disrupt the pattern and course of organ development, which may result in morbidity mortality newborn infants. Large animal models are crucial resources for developing novel, credible, effective treatments preterm This review summarizes classification, definition, prevalence birth, analyzes relationship between predicted days one human year most widely used (mice, rats, rabbit...

AIM To examine the effect of intravascular volume expansion for the treatment of hypovolaemia in sick preterm neonates. METHODS An intravenous infusion of 20 ml per kg of 4.5% albumin was given to 14 preterm neonates. The effects on systolic blood pressure, central peripheral temperature difference (c-pT), and plasma arginine vasopressin concentration (pAVP) were measured. RESULTS Thirteen ...

John Scott Haldane recognized that the administration of supplemental oxygen required titration in the individual. Although he made this observation in adults, it is equally applicable to the preterm newborn. But how, in practice, can the oxygen requirements in the preterm newborn be determined to avoid the consequences of too little and too much oxygen? Unfortunately, the current generation of...

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze nurses' perceptions about the feeding of preterm newborns and their motivations in using methods during hospitalization neonatology unit. Method: descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out between July 2019 January 2020, semi-structured interviews 30 nurses from The analysis interview data lexicographical textual analysis, desce...

Background: There was very scanty data available regarding the neonatal morbidity and mortality patterns in NICU. Hence, current study aimed to document analyze disease pattern, outcome neonates admitted NICU of tertiary care center. Subjects Method: A prospective observational conducted at intensive unit (NICU) SVRRGGH, Tirupati from September 2014 August 2015. total 2287 newborns were who met...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether preterm newborns who are small for gestational age are at increased risk of nosocomial infections and necrotising enterocolitis. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS The German national surveillance system for nosocomial infection in very low birthweight infants uses the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. 2918 newborns (24-28 weeks), born between ...