... defect of the abdominal wall. With optimized care, overall survival now exceeds 95%; however, there remains an increased risk of morbidity in preterm infants [ 1 ]. Very low birthweight (VLBW) infants are the highest risk cohort: their anatomy and physiology make primary closure challenging, and a staged...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Child development Neurodevelopmental outcome Preterm birth Very low birthweight Developmental assessment Norm differences Bayley Scales Very-preterm children have a higher...

...Katja Becker; Andrew R. Wilkinson Despite the potential dangers of over- and undersupplementation with riboflavin (vitamin B 2 ), little is known about status, requirements and metabolism of this vitamin in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. As reported here, it is possible to calculate...

.... Results: Thirty-five very low birthweight infants (mean birthweight 876 ± 170, range 536–1,385 g; mean gestational age 26 ± 1.8, range 23–30 weeks) who had 46 episodes of netilmicin treatment were included in the analysis. Mean netilmicin peak and trough values were 15.9 ± 3.7 (range 8.9–28.9) and 3.4...