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Neonatology

Section edited by Elizabeth Asztalos

This section considers studies regarding all aspects of neonatal health, disease, care, and outcomes.

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  1. Premature birth is a growing and serious public health problem affecting more than one of every ten infants worldwide. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common neonatal morbidity associated with pre...

    Authors: Gaston Ofman, Mauricio T. Caballero, Damian Alvarez Paggi, Jacqui Marzec, Florencia Nowogrodzki, Hye-Youn Cho, Mariana Sorgetti, Guillermo Colantonio, Alejandra Bianchi, Luis M. Prudent, Nestor Vain, Gonzalo Mariani, Jorge Digregorio, Elba Lopez Turconi, Cristina Osio, Fernanda Galletti…

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:227

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  2. We have limited information on families’ experiences during transition and after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit.

    Authors: Ashwini Lakshmanan, Katrina Kubicek, Roberta Williams, Marisela Robles, Douglas L. Vanderbilt, Christine B. Mirzaian, Philippe S. Friedlich and Michele Kipke

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:223

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  3. Cyanosis is usually associated with serious conditions requiring urgent treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Hemoglobin M (Hb M) disease is one type of congenital methemoglobinemia characteriz...

    Authors: Chungwoo Shin, Mee Hong, Myungshin Kim and Jung Hyun Lee

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:221

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  5. It has been established that genetic factors play a substantial role in the development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The population of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries has similar, yet differen...

    Authors: Radhian Amandito, Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Michelle Halim, Vanessa Tirtatjahja and Amarila Malik

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:212

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  6. Perinatal asphyxia and resulting hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is a major cause of death and long-term disability in term born neonates. Up to 20,000 infants each year are affected by HIE in Europe and even ...

    Authors: Christian A. Maiwald, Kim V. Annink, Mario Rüdiger, Manon J. N. L. Benders, Frank van Bel, Karel Allegaert, Gunnar Naulaers, Dirk Bassler, Katrin Klebermaß-Schrehof, Maximo Vento, Hercilia Guimarães, Tom Stiris, Luigi Cattarossi, Marjo Metsäranta, Sampsa Vanhatalo, Jan Mazela…

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:210

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  8. The authors report a 1 month follow up of a neonate described as “miracle baby” because she was born Ebola virus disease-free and survived after her mother was infected with Ebola virus during the third trimes...

    Authors: N. Kasereka Baraka, Mupenzi Mumbere and Evie Ndombe

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:202

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  10. In Indonesia, the burden of severe hyperbilirubinemia is higher compared to other countries. Whether this is related to ineffective phototherapy (PT) is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the per...

    Authors: Mahendra T. A. Sampurna, Kinanti A. Ratnasari, Darto Saharso, Arend F. Bos, Pieter J. J. Sauer, Peter H. Dijk and Christian V. Hulzebos

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:188

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  11. Probiotic therapy can reduce the incidence of NEC. Therapeutic use of probiotics after NEC diagnosis reduces the severity of NEC in preterm infants or full-term infants is unclear. To evaluate the effect of pr...

    Authors: Zheng-Li Wang, Li Liu, Xiao-Yu Hu, Lu Guo, Qiu-Yu Li, Yao An, Ya-Jun Jiang, Shi Chen, Xue-Qiu Wang, Yu He and Lu-Quan Li

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:185

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  12. Infants with hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may physiologically compensate with a supranormal cardiac output (CO). As such, a supranormal CO may be a surrogate marker for a signific...

    Authors: Kai-Hsiang Hsu, Tai-Wei Wu, I-Hsyuan Wu, Mei-Yin Lai, Shih-Yun Hsu, Hsiao-Wen Huang, Tze-Yee Mok, Cheng-Chung Lee and Reyin Lien

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:179

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  13. Prolonged neonatal jaundice (PNNJ) is often caused by breast milk jaundice, but it could also point to other serious conditions (biliary atresia, congenital hypothyroidism). When babies with PNNJ receive a rou...

    Authors: Hui-Siu Tan, Inthira-Sankari Balasubramaniam, Amar-Singh HSS, May-Luu Yeong, Chii-Chii Chew, Ranjit-Kaur Praim Singh, Ai-Yuin Leow, Fatimahtuz-Zahrah Muhamad Damanhuri and Santhi Verasingam

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:174

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  14. Current guidelines for management of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) recommend continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as the primary mode of respiratory support even in the most premature neonates, res...

    Authors: Fernando R. Moya, Jan Mazela, Paul M. Shore, Steven G. Simonson, Robert Segal, Phillip D. Simmons, Timothy J. Gregory, Carlos G. Guardia, Judy R. Varga and Neil N. Finer

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:147

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  15. Changes in oxygen saturation (SpO2) exposure have been shown to have a marked impact on neonatal outcomes and therefore careful titration of inspired oxygen is essential. In routine use, however, the frequency of...

    Authors: Malgorzata Warakomska, Thomas E Bachman and Maria Wilinska

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:142

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  16. To evaluate the association between hematological parameters at birth and the risk of moderate-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in a cohort of extremely preterm infants.

    Authors: Xueyu Chen, Huitao Li, Xiaomei Qiu, Chuanzhong Yang and Frans J. Walther

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:138

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  17. No guidelines exist concerning the maintenance antiepileptic drug to use after neonatal seizures. Practices vary from one hospital to another. The aim of this study was to investigate etiologies and to report ...

    Authors: E. Baudou, C. Cances, C. Dimeglio and C. Hachon Lecamus

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:136

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  18. This letter has been written by the components of the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) Working Group on Human Milk Fortification in response to a recent paper published by Mathes et al. (BMC Pediatr. 2018...

    Authors: Sertac Arslanoglu, Caroline King, Clair-Yves Boquien, Delphine Lamireau, Paola Tonetto, Barbara Krolak-Olejnik and Jean-Charles Picaud

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:135

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  19. Any event involving drug therapy that may interfere in a patient’s desired clinical outcome is called a drug related problem (DRP). DRP are very common in intensive therapy, however, little is known about DRP ...

    Authors: Ramon Duarte Leopoldino, Marco Tavares Santos, Tatiana Xavier Costa, Rand Randall Martins and António Gouveia Oliveira

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:134

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  20. Despite significant advances in neonatology, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains the most common cause of serious morbidity and mortality in premature infants. The aim of the present study was to determin...

    Authors: Young Hwa Jung, Jinhee Jang, Han-Suk Kim, Seung Han Shin, Chang Won Choi, Ee-Kyung Kim and Beyong Il Kim

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:121

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:263

  22. Antimicrobial stewardship programs potentially lead to appropriate antibiotic use, yet the optimal approach for neonates is uncertain. Such a program was implemented in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care ...

    Authors: Nisha Thampi, Prakesh S. Shah, Sandra Nelson, Amisha Agarwal, Marilyn Steinberg, Yenge Diambomba and Andrew M. Morris

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:105

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  23. Premature infants are at risk for abnormal sensory development due to brain immaturity at birth and atypical early sensory experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This altered sensory development can ...

    Authors: Mary Lauren Neel, Paul Yoder, Pawel J. Matusz, Micah M. Murray, Ashley Miller, Stephanie Burkhardt, Lelia Emery, Kaleigh Hague, Caitlin Pennington, Jessica Purnell, Megan Lightfoot and Nathalie L. Maitre

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:81

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  24. Maternofetal carnitine transport through the placenta is the main route of fetal carnitine uptake. Decreased free carnitine levels discovered by newborn screening has identified many asymptomatic adult women w...

    Authors: Si Chen, Yingying Hu, Yumei Huang, Yan Nan, Xiaojian Zhou, Shangqin Chen, Jin Lin and Zhenlang Lin

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:79

    Content type: Case report

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  25. Comprehensive data are needed to evaluate the burden of low birthweight. Analysis of routine data on health-care utilization during early childhood were used to test the hypothesis that infants with low birthw...

    Authors: Mario Rüdiger, Luise Heinrich, Katrin Arnold, Diana Druschke, Jörg Reichert and Jochen Schmitt

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:69

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  26. While intercenter variation (ICV) in anti-epileptic drug (AED) use in neonates with seizures has been previously reported, variation in AED practices across regional NICUs has not been specifically and systema...

    Authors: Maria L. V. Dizon, Rakesh Rao, Shannon E. Hamrick, Isabella Zaniletti, Robert DiGeronimo, Girija Natarajan, Jeffrey R. Kaiser, John Flibotte, Kyong-Soon Lee, Danielle Smith, Toby Yanowitz, Amit M. Mathur and An N. Massaro

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:67

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  27. Prevalence of hemolytic neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NHB) is not well characterized, and economic burden at the population level is poorly understood. This study evaluated the prevalence, clinical characterist...

    Authors: Tzy-Chyi Yu, Chi Nguyen, Nancy Ruiz, Siting Zhou, Xian Zhang, Elaine A. Böing and Hiangkiat Tan

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:53

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  28. Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon cause of neonatal respiratory distress. Clinical history and examination of the neonate may be uninformative in determining the aetiology of the respiratory distress. Chest x-r...

    Authors: Stephen Sze Shing Teo, Archana Priyadarshi and Kathryn Browning Carmo

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:38

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  29. Owing to advances in the critical care of premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), BPD-associated pulmonary hypertension (PH) is becoming a growing concern. However, only few investigations wer...

    Authors: Eui Kyung Choi, Seung Han Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim and Han-Suk Kim

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:26

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  30. Assessing pain in neonates is challenging because full-term and preterm neonates of different gestational ages (GAs) have widely varied reactions to pain. We validated the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates (BPSN...

    Authors: Karin Schenk, Liliane Stoffel, Reto Bürgin, Bonnie Stevens, Dirk Bassler, Sven Schulzke, Mathias Nelle and Eva Cignacco

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:20

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  31. Substantial numbers of neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure (HRF) do not immediately respond to inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and are often labeled as non-responders. This retrospective data analysis assesse...

    Authors: Leif D. Nelin and Jim L. Potenziano

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:17

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  32. Although therapeutic hypothermia improves the outcome of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), its efficacy is still limited. This preliminary study evaluates the safety and feasibility of the combin...

    Authors: Miho Nonomura, Sayaka Harada, Yuki Asada, Hisako Matsumura, Hiroko Iwami, Yuko Tanaka and Hiroyuki Ichiba

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:13

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  33. Many newborns may need to be hospitalized and receive drugs during the first days of their lives. These drugs are fundamentally prescribed as off-label and unlicensed. This study aimed to investigate the amoun...

    Authors: Leila Kouti, Maryam Aletayeb, Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Aletayeb, Amir Kamal Hardani and Kaveh Eslami

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:3

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  34. Recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) CG149 guidelines suggest considering performing a lumbar puncture (LP) to investigate for meningitis in early-onset sepsis in a neonate when a C-...

    Authors: Jonathan P. Sturgeon, Beatrice Zanetti and Dwight Lindo

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:380

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  36. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of death in preterm infants. Neonates weighing <1500 grams are at the highest risk for acquiring NEC, with a prevalence of nearly 7-10%, mortality up to 30%, ...

    Authors: Srikanth Ravisankar, Rodney Tatum, Parvesh M. Garg, Maja Herco, Prem S. Shekhawat and Yan-Hua Chen

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:372

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  37. Delayed diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) carries a serious risk of mortality, morbidity, and handicap. As echocardiography is commonly used to diagnose congenital heart disease (CHD), echo...

    Authors: Miyuki Kondo, Akira Ohishi, Toru Baba, Tomoka Fujita and Shigeo Iijima

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:359

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  38. Neonatal sepsis is one of the most important causes of mortality in developing countries and yet the most preventable. In developing countries clinical algorithms are used to diagnose clinical neonatal sepsis ...

    Authors: Violet Okaba Kayom, Jamiir Mugalu, Abel Kakuru, Sarah Kiguli and Charles Karamagi

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:355

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  39. Despite worldwide efforts to reduce neonatal mortality, 44% of under-five deaths occur in the first 28 days of life. The primary causes of neonatal death are preventable or treatable. This study describes the ...

    Authors: Merab Nyishime, Ryan Borg, Willy Ingabire, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Evrard Nahimana, Neil Gupta, Anne Hansen, Michelle Labrecque, Fulgence Nkikabahizi, Christine Mutaganzwa, Francois Biziyaremye, Claudine Mukayiranga, Francine Mwamini and Hema Magge

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:353

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  41. Congenital bilateral vocal cord paralysis is a rare occurrence. Approximately half the cases are associated with a major comorbidity, usually neurological, neuromuscular or malformative.

    Authors: Camille Brotelande, Nicolas Leboucq, Mohamed Akkari, Thomas Roujeau, Massimo Di Maio, Christophe Milési, Michel Mondain, Charles Raybaud and Gilles Cambonie

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:351

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  42. Preterm infants are especially vulnerable to pain. The intensive treatment often necessary for their survival unfortunately includes many painful interventions and procedures. Untreated pain can lead to both s...

    Authors: Emma Olsson, Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson, Sigríður María Atladóttir, Anna Axelin, Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Mats Eriksson, Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir, Emilia Peltonen, Bonnie Stevens, Bente Vederhus and Randi Dovland Andersen

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:349

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  44. Neonatal severe primary hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of calcium homeostasis, characterized by striking hyperparathyroidism, marked hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroid bone ...

    Authors: Manuela Capozza, Iolanda Chinellato, Vito Guarnieri, Natascia Di lorgi, Maria Accadia, Cristina Traggiai, Girolamo Mattioli, Antonio Di Mauro and Nicola Laforgia

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:340

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:463

  45. There is evidence that delivery room resuscitation of very preterm infants often deviates from internationally recommended guidelines. There were no published data in Spain regarding the quality of neonatal re...

    Authors: Silvia Maya-Enero, Francesc Botet-Mussons, Josep Figueras-Aloy, Montserrat Izquierdo-Renau, Marta Thió and Martin Iriondo-Sanz

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:319

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  46. Childhood mortality remains high in resource-limited third world countries. Most childhood deaths in hospital often occur within the first 24 h of admission. Many of these deaths are from preventable causes. T...

    Authors: Gemechu Jofiro, Kemal Jemal, Lemlem Beza and Tigist Bacha Heye

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:316

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  47. This study compares the minimally invasive Bilistick and a noninvasive method with standard Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) measurement in preterm newborns receiving phototherapy. We assess the agreement of Transc...

    Authors: Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Hanifah Oswari, Radhian Amandito, Hikari Ambara Sjakti, Endang Windiastuti, Rosalina Dewi Roeslani and Indrayady Barchia

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:315

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  48. Stimulation is the most common intervention during neonatal resuscitation at birth, but scarce information is available on the actual methods, timing and efficacy of this basic step. To evaluate the occurrence...

    Authors: Andrea Pietravalle, Francesco Cavallin, Anna Opocher, Stefania Madella, Maria Elena Cavicchiolo, Damiano Pizzol, Giovanni Putoto and Daniele Trevisanuto

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:306

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  49. Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) commonly leads to neurodevelopmental impairment, raising the need for prognostic tools which may guide future therapies in time. Prognostic value of proton MR spe...

    Authors: Hajnalka Barta, Agnes Jermendy, Marton Kolossvary, Lajos R. Kozak, Andrea Lakatos, Unoke Meder, Miklos Szabo and Gabor Rudas

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:302

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  50. Congenital brain lesions expose infants to be at high-risk for being affected by neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy (CP). Early interventions programs can significantly impact and improve thei...

    Authors: Giuseppina Sgandurra, Elena Beani, Matteo Giampietri, Riccardo Rizzi and Giovanni Cioni

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:295

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