...Kee Thai Yeo; Guan Lin Goh; Woo Yeon Park; James L. Wynn; Khyzer B. Aziz Background: The discriminative utility of the neonatal sequential organ failure assessment (nSOFA) for early-onset sepsis (EOS) mortality in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is unknown. Objectives: The objective...

.... 2023 Neonate Resuscitation Heart rate Bradycardia Ventilation Trigeminocardiac reflex Respiratory support delivered via a facemask remains the mainstay of newborn stabilisation [ 1 ]. Recent studies have found that some infants show signs of clinical deterioration upon the initiation...

... on several factors. We aimed to identify the most influential factors to increase usability and aid in the interpretation of transcutaneous blood gas monitoring. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, transcutaneous blood gas measurements were paired to arterial blood gas withdrawals in neonates...

...Melissa Beggaz; Tamazoust Guiddir; Eva Hong; Ala-Eddine Deghmane; Muhamed-Kheir Taha Background: The highest incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is observed in infants. However, its prevalence in neonates (≤28 days of age) and the characteristics of the corresponding isolates are less...

...Ellyn Van Der Veeken; Brett James Manley; Louise Owen; Omar Kamlin; Calum Roberts; Sophie Newman; Kate Francis; Susan Donath; Peter Davis; Rocco Cuzzilla; Kate Alison Hodgson Introduction: Nasal high flow (nHF) improves the likelihood of successful neonatal intubation on the first attempt without...

... to develop diagrams and tables for the recommendation of PICC insertion depths in neonates based on anthropometric parameters. Study Design: In this retrospective single-center study, the individual optimal PICC insertion depths were correlated with body weight, length, and head circumference. Using linear...

... suctioning in non-vigorous neonates born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) was based on very low certainty of evidence (CoE) necessitating ongoing monitoring. The aim of this systematic review was to perform a meta-analysis of observational studies comparing the effect of implementing immediate...

... in regional brain size on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be assessed using 2D biometrical analysis, an easily applicable technique showing good correlation with 3D brain volumes. Methods: This retrospective study included 74 preterm neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) born <32 +0 weeks...

...Santosh Kumar Panda; Alpana Mishra; Pratap Kumar Jena Background and Objective: The noninvasive hemoglobin (NHb) devices are recently evaluated as an alternative to laboratory hemoglobin (LHb) in neonates. This systematic review explores the diagnostic accuracy of NHb devices for neonatal...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2022 Delayed cord clamping Umbilical cord milking Low- and middle-income countries Neonate Preterm Delayed cord clamping (DCC) has become the standard of care in stable preterm and term newborns at birth [ 1‒4...

...Misun Yang; Yun Sil Chang; So Yoon Ahn; Se In Sung; Won Soon Park Objective: Recent evidence suggests that the survival of peri-viable infants with birth weight (BW) ≤500 g could be improved with better care practices in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This study aimed to investigate...

...Bita Khorram; Keira C. Kilmartin; Maya Dahan; You Jia Zhong; Wael Abdelmageed; Pia Wintermark; Prakesh S. Shah Introduction: The Apgar score is a standardized method of assessing the primary adaptation and clinical status of a neonate after birth. Our objective was to systematically review and meta...

... technique for neonates ≥28 weeks with mild respiratory distress syndrome. david.guevorkian@chu-charleroi.be The study population is described in Table  1 . Eight infants (1 girl, 7 boys) born at gestational age 28–35 weeks with a birth weight of 1,000 g–2,685 g were included in the study. Table  2...

...Ena Suppan; Berndt Urlesberger; Bernhard Schwaberger; Nina Höller; Christina Helene Wolfsberger; Alexander Avian; Gerhard Pichler Introduction: Concentration of fetal hemoglobin (HbFc) in human neonates determines oxygen-carrying capacity of blood and the position of oxyhemoglobin dissociation...

... of neurophysiological (amplitude-integrated electroencephalography [aEEG], near-infrared spectroscopy [NIRS]) methods and neuroimaging (magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) for long-term outcome prediction in neonates with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Study Design: Prospective cohort study of 56 patients...

...Alvaro Moreira; Domenico Benvenuto; Christopher Fox-Good; Yasmeen Alayli; Mary Evans; Baldvin Jonsson; Stellan Hakansson; Nathan Harper; Jennifer Kim; Mikael Norman; Matteo Bruschettini Introduction: Understanding factors that associate with neonatal death may lead to strategies or interventions...

... of outcomes for neonates, with feasible tools for evaluation and follow-up, could result in improving quality, enhance shared decision-making, and enable global benchmarking. Methods: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) convened an international working group, which...

...Lana A. Shaiba; Kiran More; Adnan Hadid; Rana Almaghrabi; Munira Al Marri; Mahdi Alnamnakani; Prakesh Shah Introduction: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in neonates (MIS-N) related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has increasingly been reported worldwide amid...

...Angela N. Lewis; Diomel de la Cruz; James L. Wynn; Lauren C. Frazer; William Yakah; Camilia R. Martin; Heeju Yang; Elena Itriago; Jana Unger; Amy B. Hair; Jessica Miele; Brynne A. Sullivan; Ameena Husain; Misty Good Introduction: The neonatal sequential organ failure assessment (nSOFA) score...

... the clinical course of a term neonate showing extended CVT of unclear origin, whose mother had developed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the third trimester of pregnancy. We speculate that the prothrombotic status induced by maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection may have played a pathophysiological role in the development...