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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shani S Salum, Florence S Kalabamu, Maulidi R Fataki, Salha A Omary, Ummulkheir H Mohammed, Hillary A Kizwi, Kelvin M Leshabari
BACKGROUND: Hypoglycemia is the commonest metabolic abnormality encountered in newborns. Besides, there is a growing body of evidence that links the causes of early neonatal mortality to neonatal hypoglycemia in Tanzania. However exact factors associated with asymptomatic hypoglycemia in preterm newborns are not known. OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated with asymptomatic hypoglycemia among preterm newborns. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross sectional, analytical hospital- based study was carried out at Dar es salaam public regional referral hospitals...
2024: PloS One
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Sezai Arslan, Yasemin Abuşoğlu, Konca Altınkaynak, Hasan Kahveci
Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is one of the rare causes of hypertriglyceridemia. Plasmapheresis is recommended in patients with triglyceride levels greater than 2000 mg/dL. However, plasmapheresis is difficult to perform in most centers due to technical inadequacies in the neonatal period. There are some reports in the literature on the efficacy of exchange transfusion. The index case involves a 20-day-old male patient who was admitted to the emergency department for restlessness and poor feeding...
March 2024: Curēus
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REVIEW
Federica Pagano, Emanuele Gaeta, Francesca Morlino, Maria Teresa Riccio, Maurizio Giordano, Giuseppe De Bernardo
Evidence about feeding practices' consequences in small for gestational age newborns is not well established because they are less likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding than other newborns. Our aim was to study current knowledge about the benefits of exclusive human milk diet after 2 years of age in small for gestational age newborns. A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline criteria. Pubmed and Scopus were searched for studies published from databases inception until June 2, 2023...
April 29, 2024: Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marek Wolski
BACKGROUND Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects the intestine of the neonate, causing necrosis and general inflammation. Treatment consists of feeding cessation and antibiotic therapy. In more severe cases, surgical intervention is necessary. Recently, different NEC models have been used to study the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods. This work modified an experimental NEC model in rat pups by a single exposure of animals to NEC-causing factors and testing the impact of mother's milk on prevalence of the disease...
April 28, 2024: Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amanda Salley, Martin L Lee
UNLABELLED: An exclusive human milk diet (EHMD) and standardized feeding protocols are two critical methods for safely feeding very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Our institution initiated a standardized feeding protocol for all VLBW infants in 2018. In this protocol, a human milk fat modular was used only reactively when an infant had poor weight gain, fluid restriction, or hypoglycemia. As part of our NICU quality improvement program, internal utilization review data revealed a potential opportunity to improve growth and reduce costs...
April 18, 2024: Nutrients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Giulia Res, Rosine F Bishara, Paige Terrien Church, Rena Rosenthal, Rita Maria Bishara, Annie Dupuis, Elizabeth Asztalos, Rudaina Banihani
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the impact of a nutrition-care bundle on growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes of micro-preterm infants born in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by two years corrected age. METHODS: A nutrition-care bundle emphasizing the prompt initiation of parenteral nutrition at birth, initiation of enteral feeds within 6 h after birth, and early addition of human milk fortifiers was implemented in 2015 for infants born < 26 weeks gestation...
April 15, 2024: Children
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jennifer L Hurlbert, Ana Clara B Menezes, Friederike Baumgaertner, Kerri A Bochantin-Winders, Isabella M Jurgens, James D Kirsch, Samat Amat, Kevin K Sedivec, Kendall C Swanson, Carl R Dahlen
To examine the effects of feeding a vitamin and mineral supplement to beef heifers throughout gestation on mineral status and hormone/endocrine profiles in the dam and calf, and morphometric characteristics and organ mass of the calf at 30 h after birth, Angus-based heifers (n = 72, 14 to 15 months of age, initial body weight [BW] = 380.4 ± 50.56 kg) were estrus synchronized and artificially inseminated (AI) with female-sexed semen. Heifers were blocked by BW and randomly assigned to receive either a basal diet (CON; n = 36) or a basal diet plus a vitamin and mineral supplement (VTM; n = 36) via an individual feeding system beginning at breeding, with both diets targeting BW gains of 0...
April 26, 2024: Journal of Animal Science
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REVIEW
Chuntian Liu, Mengqing Pan, Xiaoyu Lu, Ying Gao, Jianhong Xu, Xiaochun Chen
Background: Breast milk is vital for the growth and development of preterm infants. However, in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), mothers often encounter significant challenges in breastfeeding. Objective: This study aims to systematically evaluate the barriers to breastfeeding in NICUs, thereby providing evidence-based support for clinical practices. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus databases, up to September 2023. Meta-analysis was performed using Stata 15...
April 26, 2024: Breastfeeding Medicine
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MULTICENTER STUDY
Laura Andreoli, Maria Chiara Gerardi, Maria Gerosa, Davide Rozza, Francesca Crisafulli, Roberta Erra, Daniele Lini, Laura Trespidi, Melissa Padovan, Francesca Ruffilli, Francesca Serale, Giovanna Cuomo, Bernd Raffeiner, Paolo Semeraro, Chiara Tani, Maria Sole Chimenti, Paola Conigliaro, Ariela Hoxha, Cecilia Nalli, Micaela Fredi, Maria Grazia Lazzaroni, Matteo Filippini, Marco Taglietti, Franco Franceschini, Sonia Zatti, Chiara Loardi, Rossana Orabona, Francesca Ramazzotto, Cristina Zanardini, Giulia Fontana, Giorgia Gozzoli, Claudia Barison, Paola Bizioli, Roberto Felice Caporali, Giulia Carrea, Manuela Wally Ossola, Beatrice Maranini, Ettore Silvagni, Marcello Govoni, Danila Morano, Rosita Verteramo, Andrea Doria, Teresa Del Ross, Maria Favaro, Antonia Calligaro, Marta Tonello, Maddalena Larosa, Margherita Zen, Alessandra Zambon, Marta Mosca, Dina Zucchi, Elena Elefante, Sabrina Gori, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Grazia Anelli, Marlea Lavista, Anna Abbruzzese, Carlo Giuseppe Fasano, Salvatore D'Angelo, Maria Stefania Cutro, Valentina Picerno, Teresa Carbone, Angela Anna Padula, Patrizia Rovere-Querini, Valentina Canti, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Ludovica Cavallo, Véronique Ramoni, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Veronica Codullo, Alessandra Milanesi, Giulia Pazzola, Giuseppina Comitini, Chiara Marvisi, Carlo Salvarani, Oscar Massimiliano Epis, Sara Benedetti, Giuseppina Di Raimondo, Clizia Gagliardi, Claudia Lomater, Gloria Crepaldi, Elisa Bellis, Francesca Bellisai, Estrella Garcia Gonzalez, Anna Paola Pata, Martina Zerbinati, Maria Letizia Urban, Irene Mattioli, Annamaria Iuliano, Giandomenico Sebastiani, Antonio Luca Brucato, Emanuele Bizzi, Maurizio Cutolo, Leonardo Santo, Sara Tonetta, Gianpiero Landolfi, Greta Carrara, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Carlo Alberto Scirè, Angela Tincani
OBJECTIVES: To investigate pregnancy outcomes in women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) in the Italian prospective cohort study P-RHEUM.it. METHODS: Pregnant women with different ARD were enrolled for up to 20 gestational weeks in 29 Rheumatology Centres for 5 years (2018-2023). Maternal and infant information were collected in a web-based database. RESULTS: We analysed 866 pregnancies in 851 patients (systemic lupus erythematosus was the most represented disease, 19...
April 24, 2024: RMD Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ryo Itoshima, Venla Ojasalo, Liisa Lehtonen
BACKGROUND: To shorten the hospital stay in preterm infants, it is important to understand the factors extending the length of stay. AIMS: To understand how different discharge criteria affect the length of stay in preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective comparison study. SUBJECTS: Preterm infants born at 28 to 31 gestational weeks in 2020-2021 in a Level IV NICU in Japan (n = 22) and a Level III NICU in Finland (n = 49)...
April 21, 2024: Early Human Development
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Annie Vu, Subah Nanda, Todd Chassee
Neonatal hypotonia presents with low muscle tone and an array of symptoms that vary depending on the etiology. The differential diagnosis for this condition is complex. It is crucial to exclude life-threatening causes before following a diagnostic algorithm and performing additional tests. Given the wide range of clinical symptoms and etiologies for neonatal hypotonia, rapid genetic testing has the potential to expedite diagnosis, reduce invasive testing such as muscle biopsy, reduce hospital stays, and guide condition management...
March 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Laura Martou, Amulya K Saxena
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic repair of duodenal atresia (LRDA) remains a technically challenging procedure and its benefits ambiguous. To assess the safety and efficacy of LRDA, we performed a systematic review of techniques and material for LRDA and a meta-analysis comparing outcomes with open repair (OR). METHODS: Comprehensive search of EMBASSE, PubMed and Cochrane was performed from 2000 to 2023. Studies comparing LRDA with OR were identified and outcomes extracted included operative time, time to enteral feeds, length of hospitalisation, anastomotic leaks and stricture and total complications...
April 24, 2024: Surgical Endoscopy
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Xia Li, Changhong Liu, Jing Zhang, Qingling Yu, Xuemei Guo, Yanling Hu, Jing Shi
INTRODUCTION: Various approaches are employed to expedite the passage of meconium in preterm infants within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with glycerine enemas being the most frequently used. Due to the potential risk of high osmolality-induced harm to the intestinal mucosa, diluted glycerine enema solutions are commonly used in clinical practice. The challenge lies in the current lack of knowledge regarding the safest and most effective concentration of glycerine enema. This research aims to ascertain the safety of different concentrations of glycerine enema solution in preterm infants...
April 23, 2024: BMJ Open
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MULTICENTER STUDY
Esmelealem Mihretu, Yalemtsehay Dagnaw Genie, Emebet Adugnaw, Aster Tadesse Shibabaw
INTRODUCTION: Prematurity presents a significant challenge to the global community due to the rapid increase in its incidence and its disproportionate contribution to increased infant mortality rates. OBJECTIVE: To assess the survival status and predictors of mortality among preterm neonates. DESIGN: A multicentre prospective follow-up study was used. SETTING: 625 preterm neonates were admitted to hospitals for secondary level of care...
April 23, 2024: BMJ Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hanna Gabriela da Cruz Alfaro, Saint Clair Gomes Junior, Renato Augusto Moreira de Sá, Edward Araujo Júnior
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the outcomes of newborns with Down syndrome admitted to three neonatal intensive care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted by analyzing the medical records between 2014 and 2018 of newborns with Down syndrome admitted to three neonatal intensive care units. The following variables were analyzed: maternal and perinatal data, neonatal malformations, neonatal intensive care unit intercurrences, and outcomes...
2024: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Aysu Yıldız Karaahmet, Gülümser Dolgun, Metehan Özen
BACKGROUND: Infantile colic has a multifactorial etiology. Recent studies have suggested that probiotics may be effective in its management. OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of the Actiregularis strain (5×106 cfu\ml) included in maternal nutrition on gastrointestinal problems, growth development, and breastfeeding outcomes in infantile colic. DESIGN AND SETTING: The study was a randomized controlled trial conducted in the neonatal outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital in Turkey...
2024: São Paulo Medical Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Apoorva Kutar, Padmasani Venkat Ramanan, Elizabeth Kandathil Eapen
OBJECTIVE: To study the postnatal growth at 64 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) in preterm neonates born at ≤ 34 weeks gestational age. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between August, 2019 and November, 2021, wherein, we took anthropometric measurements of neonates (delivered at ≤ 34 weeks' gestation) at 64 (± 2) weeks PMA. The rapidity of postnatal growth was categorized according to change in the z-score of anthropometric measures, viz, weight-for-age, length-for-age and head circumference-for-age, between birth and 64 weeks PMA...
April 22, 2024: Indian Pediatrics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Claire Zores, Corisande Gibier, Lucile Haumesser, Nicolas Meyer, Stéphanie Poirot, Caroline Briot, Claire Langlet, Laurence Dillenseger, Pierre Kuhn
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Parental guidance is essential for supporting parental involvement, maintaining the quality and safety of infant care, and limiting parental stress. The efficiency of a new tool to support parental empowerment - "Step by step with my baby" - was evaluated. The perception of this tool by parents and nurses was studied. METHODS: This was a prospective, observational study conducted from September 2019 to December 2020 at a level-3 neonatal center...
April 22, 2024: Archives de Pédiatrie: Organe Officiel de la Sociéte Française de Pédiatrie
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REVIEW
Roisin Coyne, William Hughes, Helen Purtill, Deirdre McGrath, Colum P Dunne, Roy K Philip
Introduction: Human milk is the preferred source of enteral nutrition for very low birthweight (VLBW) infants, and it possibly decreases dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN) and reduces incidence of late-onset sepsis (LOS). No systematic review to date has specifically addressed the value of early versus late introduction of human milk diet (HMD) on duration of PN and incidence of LOS among VLBW infants. Objective: To review the evidence for an early versus late introduction of HMD on duration of PN and incidence of LOS in VLBW infants...
April 23, 2024: Breastfeeding Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Beatriz Gama, Madalena von Hafe, Rafael Vieira, Henrique Soares, Inês Azevedo, Gustavo Rocha
OBJECTIVE: Caffeine is widely used in preterm infants to prevent or treat apnoea of prematurity. Adverse gastrointestinal effects of caffeine have not been thoroughly researched in preterm infants. With this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aim to summarise the results of trials on the gastrointestinal effects of caffeine in preterm infants. DESIGN: We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus and ClinicalTrials.gov up to 21 April 2023. We included randomised controlled trials assessing caffeine versus placebo in preterm neonates and reporting gastrointestinal side effects...
April 22, 2024: Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
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