Infant flow biphasic nasal continuous positive airway pressure (BP- NCPAP) vs. infant flow NCPAP for the facilitation of extubation in infants' ≤ 1,250 grams: a randomized controll... by O'Brien Karel, Campbell Craig, Brown Leanne, Wenger Lisa, Shah Vibhuti

“…Infants were extubated using preset criteria or at the discretion of the attending neonatologist. The primary outcome was the incidence of sustained extubation for 7 days. …”
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Developmental Trajectories in Very Preterm Born Children Up to 8 Years: A Longitudinal Cohort Study by Pauline E. van Beek, Iris E. van der Horst, Josse Wetzer, Anneloes L. van Baar, Brigitte Vugs, Peter Andriessen, Peter Andriessen

“…Neurological, visual, and auditory functions were assessed by the neonatologist.Results: In total, 921 children were eligible for follow-up, of whom 726 (79%) children were assessed. …”
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The Association between Prolonged Jaundice and TATA Box Dinucleotide Repeats in Gilbert’s Syndrome by Yadollah Zahed Pasha, Mousa Ahmadpor Kacho, Haleh Akhavan Niaki, Mehdi Tarighati, Ehsan Alaee

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Long-term outcome of fetus with ameliorated cystic hygroma by Keiko Kagawa, Hironori Takahashi, Shiho Nagayama, Kenji Horie, Kayo Takahashi, Yosuke Baba, Manabu Ogoyama, Hirotada Suzuki, Rie Usui, Akihide Ohkuchi, Shigeki Matsubara

“…The infants were followed by pediatricians (neonatologist, pediatric cardiologist, and pediatric neurologist) and pediatric outcomes were retrieved from the medical records up to 3 years old. …”
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FACTORES QUE INFLUYEN EN EL APGAR BAJO AL NACER, EN EL HOSPITAL AMÉRICA ARIAS DE LA HABANA, CUBA, 2000 by Alfredo Laffita B

“…In those cases a strict control of the fetal cardiac rate, and the presence of a neonatologist at delivery room allow to carry out a suitable treatment of the perinatal asphyxia…”
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Use of Doppler indices in prediction of Acute Fetal Hypoxia – Proposed Staging System by P.T. Jadhav, Rajani Jadhav, Kartik Jadhav, Thilotama Naidu, J.V. Mundewadi, Nitin Tikare

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Effects of awake caudal anesthesia on mean arterial blood pressure in very low birthweight infants by Frank Fideler, Michael Walker, Christian Grasshoff

“…Patient records of infants admitted by the neonatologist (median age at birth 31.1 ± 3.5 weeks, median weight at birth 1240 ± 521 g) which were scheduled for inguinal hernia repair were retrospectively evaluated for the course of mean arterial blood pressure and perioperative interventions to stabilize blood pressure. …”
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Functional Neonatal Echocardiography: Indian Experience by Anilkumar Mohan Khamkar, Pradeep B. Suryawanshi, Rajesh Maheshwari, Suprabha Patnaik, Nandini Malshe, Vijay Kalrao, Sanjay Lalwani, Jitendra Surwade

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Recommendations to improve healthcare of neonates with respiratory insufficiency beneficiaries of Seguro Popular Recomendaciones para mejorar el cuidado de la salud de neonatos con... by Luis Jasso-Gutiérrez, Luis Durán-Arenas, Samuel Flores-Huerta, Gabriel Cortés-Gallo

“…The respiratory disorders were transitory tachypnea, non-specific respiratory insufficiency, respiratory distress syndrome, (RDS) perinatal asphyxia, and meconium aspiration syndrome. 90% of NICU'S directors considered that drug supply was good, whereas only 16% of neonatologist had this opinion. 58.5% of neonates with RDS had <37 gestation weeks. 34.2% with RDS were prescribed alveolar surfactant; 51% received dosages above recommended standards. …”
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Current models of care for disorders of sex development – results from an International survey of specialist centres by Andreas Kyriakou, Arianne Dessens, Jillian Bryce, Violeta Iotova, Anders Juul, Maciej Krawczynski, Agneta Nordenskjöld, Marta Rozas, Caroline Sanders, Olaf Hiort, S. Faisal Ahmed

“…The paediatric specialists routinely involved in the initial evaluation of a newborn included: endocrinologist (99 %), surgeon/urologist (95 %), radiologist (93 %), neonatologist (91 %), clinical geneticist (81 %) and clinical psychologist (69 %). …”
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Pitfalls of Advanced Retinopathy of Prematurity Presentation: A Content Analysis of Medical Records by AlBathi L, Abouammoh N, AlSwaina N, AlBalawi HB, Al Qahtani AA, Talea M, AlSulaiman SM, Abouammoh MA

“…The pitfalls in screening found in the study were failure to refer by the neonatologist, delayed follow-up by the ophthalmologist, failure to follow-up by the ophthalmologist, failure to diagnose by the ophthalmologist, poor documentation in patient files, unavailability of ophthalmologist, family negligence, lack of treatment and delayed referral to a higher center, and progression despite timely screening and management.Conclusion: Although clear ROP screening guidelines are available, implementations of these guidelines are suboptimal. …”
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Weaning newborn infants from mechanical ventilation by Paolo Biban, Marcella Gaffuri, Stefania Spaggiari, Davide Silvagni, Federico Zaglia, Pierantonio Santuz

“…Therefore, limiting the duration of airway intubation and mechanical ventilator support is crucial for the neonatologist, who should aim to a shorter process of discontinuing mechanical ventilation as well as an earlier appreciation of readiness for spontaneous breathing trials. …”
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Developing Basic Educational Standards for Evaluation and Accreditation of Master of Sciences Course in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing: A Report of a Delphi Study by Seyed Reza Mazloum, Maryam Ghorbanzadeh, Tayebeh Reyhani, Mehri Yavari, Hasan Boskabadi

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Impact of Music Therapy on Breast Milk Secretion in Mothers of Premature Newborns by AK Jayamala, BL Preethi, G C M Pradeep, G Jaisri

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A Multifunctional, Low Cost and Sustainable Neonatal Database System by Joaquim M. B. Pinheiro, Marilyn Fisher, Upender K. Munshi, Rubia Khalak, Kate A. Tauber, James J. Cummings, Jennifer B. Cerone, Meredith Monaco-Brown, Gina Geis, Rehman Chowdhry, Mary Fay, Anshu A. Paul, Carolyn Levine, Phillip Pan, Michael J. Horgan

“…We describe the characteristics and uses of a simple, neonatologist-centered data system that has been successfully maintained for 30 years, with minimal resources and serving multiple purposes, including quality improvement, administrative, research support and educational functions. …”
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Relationship of Glucose, C-peptide, Leptin, and BDNF in Maternal and Umbilical Vein Blood in Type-1 Diabetes by Josip Delmis, Slavko Oreskovic, Vesna Elvedji Gasparovic, Mirta Starcevic, Mislav Herman, Nada Dessardo, Vito Starcevic, Marina Ivanisevic

“…The umbilical vein sera were analyzed for glucose, C-peptide, leptin, TSH, thyroid-stimulating protein (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), and BDNF concentration. The neonatologist measured the skinfold thickness on the third day of neonatal life. …”
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The Ratio of Prenasal Thickness (PT) to Nuchal Fold Thickness (NFT) in Fetal Screening Ultrasonography at Second Trimester of Pregnancy and the Relationship with Maternal Age, Gest... by Mehrnoosh Memar, Amirhossein Hashemi Attar

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The Effect of Spark Physical Program (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids) on Quality of Life and Spirometry in 6-18-Year-Old Children with Cystic Fibrosis by Saeedeh Eshkil, Seyedeh Farnaz Mousavi, Seyed Javad Sayedi, Hamid Reza Kianifar, Mehdi Sohrabi, Elham Bakhtiari, Morteza Mashoughi, Ezzat Khodashenas

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Outcomes of patent foramen ovale greater than 3 mm at birth in extremely low birthweight infants by Sheema Gaffar, Bijan Siassi, Rowena Cayabyab, Mahmood Ebrahimi, Lorayne Barton, Merujan Uzunyan, Rangasamy Ramanathan

“…Therefore, based on our data, we recommend that ELBW infants born with large FO should have echocardiographic re-evaluation of the atrial septal opening prior to discharge, to specify the presence of a flap valve or lack thereof, which is an important detail that can help a neonatologist determine the need for outpatient cardiac follow-up.…”
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A nationwide survey on neonatal medical resources in mainland China: current status and future challenges by Qiuping Li, Tao Han, Yanping Zhang, Qian Zhang, Xiangyong Kong, Yonghui Yang, Zhichun Feng

“…Methods Questionnaires were sent to the membership of the Chinese Neonatologist Association (CNA) and used to survey the scale, facilities, staff, technologies, transport systems and preterm infants’ outcomes of neonatal departments (NDs) in different areas of China from June 2012 to December 2012. …”
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