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https://read.qxmd.com/read/33526572/encephalitis-in-previously-healthy-children
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REVIEW
Claire E Fraley, David R Pettersson, Dawn Nolt
Encephalitis is defined as altered mental status for more than 24 hours accompanied by 2 or more findings concerning for inflammation of the brain parenchyma: fever, seizures or other focal neurologic disorders, cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis, and abnormal neuroimaging and electroencephalographic findings. Herpes simplex virus causes the most severe form of virus-induced encephalitis; the early administration of acyclovir can improve the prognosis of this disease. The rising interest in autoimmune causes of encephalitis, most notably anti- N -methyl-d-aspartate receptor, should prompt the clinician to consider immunomodulatory treatments, which may improve outcomes...
February 2021: Pediatrics in Review
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30776077/a-clinical-prediction-rule-to-identify-febrile-infants-60-days-and-younger-at-low-risk-for-serious-bacterial-infections
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nathan Kuppermann, Peter S Dayan, Deborah A Levine, Melissa Vitale, Leah Tzimenatos, Michael G Tunik, Mary Saunders, Richard M Ruddy, Genie Roosevelt, Alexander J Rogers, Elizabeth C Powell, Lise E Nigrovic, Jared Muenzer, James G Linakis, Kathleen Grisanti, David M Jaffe, John D Hoyle, Richard Greenberg, Rajender Gattu, Andrea T Cruz, Ellen F Crain, Daniel M Cohen, Anne Brayer, Dominic Borgialli, Bema Bonsu, Lorin Browne, Stephen Blumberg, Jonathan E Bennett, Shireen M Atabaki, Jennifer Anders, Elizabeth R Alpern, Benjamin Miller, T Charles Casper, J Michael Dean, Octavio Ramilo, Prashant Mahajan
IMPORTANCE: In young febrile infants, serious bacterial infections (SBIs), including urinary tract infections, bacteremia, and meningitis, may lead to dangerous complications. However, lumbar punctures and hospitalizations involve risks and costs. Clinical prediction rules using biomarkers beyond the white blood cell count (WBC) may accurately identify febrile infants at low risk for SBIs. OBJECTIVE: To derive and validate a prediction rule to identify febrile infants 60 days and younger at low risk for SBIs...
April 1, 2019: JAMA Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30542380/bronchopulmonary-dysplasia-pathogenesis-and-treatment
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REVIEW
Asfia Banu Pasha, Xiao-Qing Chen, Guo-Ping Zhou
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a form of chronic lung disease of infancy, which mostly affects premature infants with significant morbidity and mortality. Premature infants who require to be treated for conditions including respiratory distress syndrome have a higher risk of developing BPD. In spite of the improvement in clinical methods, the incidence of BPD has not reduced. In the present review, the pathogenesis of BPD is described along with the treatments available at present and the role of nursing in the management of BPD...
December 2018: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29808264/neonatal-hypertension-cases-causes-and-clinical-approach
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REVIEW
Michelle C Starr, Joseph T Flynn
Neonatal hypertension is increasingly recognized as dramatic improvements in neonatal intensive care, advancements in our understanding of neonatal physiology, and implementation of new therapies have led to improved survival of premature infants. A variety of factors appear to be important in determining blood pressure in neonates, including gestational age, birth weight, and postmenstrual age. Normative data on neonatal blood pressure values remain limited. The cause of hypertension in an affected neonate is often identified with careful diagnostic evaluation, with the most common causes being umbilical catheter-associated thrombosis, renal parenchymal disease, and chronic lung disease...
May 2019: Pediatric Nephrology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28982710/identification-of-extremely-premature-infants-at-low-risk-for-early-onset-sepsis
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MULTICENTER STUDY
Karen M Puopolo, Sagori Mukhopadhyay, Nellie I Hansen, C Michael Cotten, Barbara J Stoll, Pablo J Sanchez, Edward F Bell, Abhik Das, Angelita M Hensman, Krisa P Van Meurs, Myra H Wyckoff
BACKGROUND: Premature infants are at high risk of early-onset sepsis (EOS) relative to term infants, and most are administered empirical antibiotics after birth. We aimed to determine if factors evident at birth could be used to identify premature infants at lower risk of EOS. METHODS: Study infants were born at 22 to 28 weeks' gestation in Neonatal Research Network centers from 2006 to 2014. EOS was defined by isolation of pathogenic species from blood or cerebrospinal fluid culture at ≤72 hours age...
November 2017: Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29723927/cardiovascular-impact-of-intravenous-caffeine-in-preterm-infants
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COMPARATIVE STUDY
Jacqueline Huvanandana, Cindy Thamrin, Alistair L McEwan, Murray Hinder, Mark B Tracy
AIM: To evaluate the acute effect of intravenous caffeine on heart rate and blood pressure variability in preterm infants. METHODS: We extracted and compared linear and nonlinear features of heart rate and blood pressure variability at two time points: prior to and in the two hours following a loading dose of 10 mg/kg caffeine base. RESULTS: We studied 31 preterm infants with arterial blood pressure data and 25 with electrocardiogram data, and compared extracted features prior to and following caffeine administration...
March 2019: Acta Paediatrica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29184814/hypoglycemia-in-the-preterm-neonate-etiopathogenesis-diagnosis-management-and-long-term-outcomes
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REVIEW
Anudeepa Sharma, Ajuah Davis, Prem S Shekhawat
Glucose, like oxygen, is of fundamental importance for any living being and it is the major energy source for the fetus and the neonate during gestation. The placenta ensures a steady supply of glucose to the fetus, while birth marks a sudden change in substrate delivery and a major change in metabolism. Hypoglycemia is one of the most common pathologies encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit and affects a wide range of neonates. Preterm, small for gestational age (GA) and intra-uterine growth restricted neonates are especially vulnerable due to their lack of metabolic reserves and associated co-morbidities...
October 2017: Translational Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28801176/caffeine-use-in-the-neonatal-intensive-care-unit
#8
REVIEW
Jalal M Abu-Shaweesh, Richard J Martin
Caffeine is the most frequently used medication in the neonatal intensive care unit. It is used for the prevention and treatment of apnea, although this has been associated with lower incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and patent ductus arteriosus as well as intact survival at 18-21 months of life. Although neurodevelopmental advantage was no longer statistically significant at age 5 years, caffeine was associated with sustained improvement in co-ordination and less gross motor impairment than placebo...
October 2017: Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28642139/clinical-characteristics-and-epidemiology-of-sepsis-in-the-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-in-the-era-of-multi-drug-resistant-organisms-a-retrospective-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dawood Yusef, Tala Shalakhti, Samah Awad, Hana'a Algharaibeh, Wasim Khasawneh
BACKGROUND: Sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) remains one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality, especially for preterm newborns. Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) are emerging as important pathogens that cause neonatal sepsis in NICU. Therefore, studying the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome caused by MDROs vs. non-MDROs, and identifying risk factors that may predispose patients to sepsis by MDROs are important. METHODS: Episodes of blood culture-proven sepsis (age: 0-90 days) in the NICU at our institution from January 2012 to December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed...
February 2018: Pediatrics and Neonatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28589122/the-future-of-bronchopulmonary-dysplasia-emerging-pathophysiological-concepts-and-potential-new-avenues-of-treatment
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REVIEW
Jennifer J P Collins, Dick Tibboel, Ismé M de Kleer, Irwin K M Reiss, Robbert J Rottier
Yearly more than 15 million babies are born premature (<37 weeks gestational age), accounting for more than 1 in 10 births worldwide. Lung injury caused by maternal chorioamnionitis or preeclampsia, postnatal ventilation, hyperoxia, or inflammation can lead to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), one of the most common adverse outcomes in these preterm neonates. BPD patients have an arrest in alveolar and microvascular development and more frequently develop asthma and early-onset emphysema as they age...
2017: Frontiers in Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24106935/high-flow-nasal-cannulae-in-very-preterm-infants-after-extubation
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Brett J Manley, Louise S Owen, Lex W Doyle, Chad C Andersen, David W Cartwright, Margo A Pritchard, Susan M Donath, Peter G Davis
BACKGROUND: The use of high-flow nasal cannulae is an increasingly popular alternative to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for noninvasive respiratory support of very preterm infants (gestational age, <32 weeks) after extubation. However, data on the efficacy or safety of such cannulae in this population are lacking. METHODS: In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, we assigned 303 very preterm infants to receive treatment with either high-flow nasal cannulae (5 to 6 liters per minute) or nasal CPAP (7 cm of water) after extubation...
October 10, 2013: New England Journal of Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28438477/apnea-in-the-term-infant
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REVIEW
Mary Elaine Patrinos, Richard J Martin
Whereas apnea of prematurity has been well defined and its pathophysiology extensively studied, apnea in the term infant remains a greater challenge. Unfortunately, clear diagnostic criteria are lacking and pathogenesis and management vary widely. In this review we have arbitrarily organized the discussion chronologically into earlier and later postnatal periods. In the first days of life, presumed apnea may reflect physiologic events such as positional or feeding etiologies, or may be a manifestation of serious pathophysiology, such as a seizure disorder...
August 2017: Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28034548/acute-kidney-injury-in-the-fetus-and-neonate
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REVIEW
Arwa Nada, Elizabeth M Bonachea, David J Askenazi
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an under-recognized morbidity of neonates; the incidence remains unclear due to the absence of a unified definition of AKI in this population and because previous studies have varied greatly in screening for AKI with serum creatinine and urine output assessments. Premature infants may be born with less than half of the nephrons compared with term neonates, predisposing them to chronic kidney disease (CKD) early on in life and as they age. AKI can also lead to CKD, and premature infants with AKI may be at very high risk for long-term kidney problems...
April 2017: Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/27150977/higher-or-lower-oxygen-for-delivery-room-resuscitation-of-preterm-infants-below-28-completed-weeks-gestation-a-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Ju Lee Oei, Maximo Vento, Yacov Rabi, Ian Wright, Neil Finer, Wade Rich, Vishal Kapadia, Dagfinn Aune, Denise Rook, William Tarnow-Mordi, Ola D Saugstad
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review outcomes of infants ≤28+6 weeks gestation randomised to resuscitation with low (≤0.3) vs high (≥0.6) fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2 ) at delivery. DESIGN: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of low (≤0.3) vs high (≥0.6) FiO2 resuscitation. Information was obtained from databases (Medline/Pub Med, EMBASE, ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane) and meeting abstracts between 1990 to 2015. Search index terms: preterm/ resuscitation/oxygen...
January 2017: Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28389438/management-and-investigation-of-neonatal-encephalopathy-2017-update
#15
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kathryn Martinello, Anthony R Hart, Sufin Yap, Subhabrata Mitra, Nicola J Robertson
This review discusses an approach to determining the cause of neonatal encephalopathy, as well as current evidence on resuscitation and subsequent management of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Encephalopathy in neonates can be due to varied aetiologies in addition to hypoxic-ischaemia. A combination of careful history, examination and the judicious use of investigations can help determine the cause. Over the last 7 years, infants with moderate to severe HIE have benefited from the introduction of routine therapeutic hypothermia; the number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome is 7 (95% CI 5 to 10)...
July 2017: Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28331629/congenital-diaphragmatic-hernia-a-review
#16
REVIEW
Praveen Kumar Chandrasekharan, Munmun Rawat, Rajeshwari Madappa, David H Rothstein, Satyan Lakshminrusimha
Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition characterized by a defect in the diaphragm leading to protrusion of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity interfering with normal development of the lungs. The defect may range from a small aperture in the posterior muscle rim to complete absence of diaphragm. The pathophysiology of CDH is a combination of lung hypoplasia and immaturity associated with persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn (PPHN) and cardiac dysfunction. Prenatal assessment of lung to head ratio (LHR) and position of the liver by ultrasound are used to diagnose and predict outcomes...
2017: Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28196933/can-i-stop-phototherapy-for-this-baby
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COMMENT
Ian M Paul, M Jeffrey Maisels
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 2017: Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28109705/renal-function-in-the-fetus-and-neonate-the-creatinine-enigma
#18
REVIEW
Justin T Kastl
The use of serum creatinine levels to estimate glomerular function in infants is admittedly fraught with inherent inaccuracies which are both physiological and methodological in nature. This characteristic can understandably reduce the neonatal clinician's confidence in the ability of serum creatinine levels to provide useful information relevant to their patients' medical care. The aim of this review is to provide further insight into the peculiarities of serum creatinine trends in both premature and term infants with special focus on the maturational and developmental changes occurring in the kidney during this crucial time-period...
April 2017: Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28049114/a-targeted-approach-for-congenital-cytomegalovirus-screening-within-newborn-hearing-screening
#19
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Karen B Fowler, Faye P McCollister, Diane L Sabo, Angela G Shoup, Kris E Owen, Julie L Woodruff, Edith Cox, Lisa S Mohamed, Daniel I Choo, Suresh B Boppana
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection remains a leading cause of childhood hearing loss. Currently universal CMV screening at birth does not exist in the United States. An alternative approach could be testing infants who do not pass their newborn hearing screening (NHS) for cCMV. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether a targeted approach will identify infants with CMV-related sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). METHODS: Infants born at 7 US medical centers received NHS and were also screened for cCMV while in the newborn nursery...
February 2017: Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/28114678/revisiting-the-definition-of-bronchopulmonary-dysplasia-effect-of-changing-panoply-of-respiratory-support-for-preterm-neonates
#20
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tetsuya Isayama, Shoo K Lee, Junmin Yang, David Lee, Sibasis Daspal, Michael Dunn, Prakesh S Shah
IMPORTANCE: Several definitions of bronchopulmonary dysplasia are clinically used; however, their validity remains uncertain considering ongoing changes in the panoply of respiratory support treatment strategies used within neonatal units. OBJECTIVE: To identify the optimal definition of bronchopulmonary dysplasia that best predicts respiratory and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective cohort study at tertiary neonatal intensive care units...
March 1, 2017: JAMA Pediatrics
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