Publications by authors named "A Ego"
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- The study evaluated a new protocol aimed at preventing hypoglycemia in newborns, targeting 80% adherence over six months in a maternity unit.
- Overall adherence was 67.6%, with smaller neonates being at higher risk; non-adherence was primarily due to issues with early feeding.
- Despite some reluctance from staff due to increased workload, the protocol was deemed satisfactory and could benefit from a quality improvement program to enhance adherence and outcomes.
Introduction: The use of different growth charts can lead to confusion in discussions between professionals. There are obstetric charts (of fetal growth) and neonatal charts (of measurements at birth and of postnatal growth). These charts can be descriptive (derived from an unselected population) or prescriptive (derived from of a population at low risk and with optimal conditions for growth).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Small for gestational age is defined as a birthweight below a birthweight percentile threshold, usually the 10th percentile, with the third or fifth percentile used to identify severe small for gestational age. Small for gestational age is used as a proxy for growth restriction in the newborn, but small-for-gestational-age newborns can be physiologically small and healthy. In addition, this definition excludes growth-restricted newborns who have weights more than the 10th percentile.
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- - A nationwide study is being conducted from September 2015 to March 2017 to better understand neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, involving 794 affected children and collecting comprehensive data on their pregnancy, delivery, and hospitalization.
- - Researchers are implementing follow-up through clinical and parental questionnaires until the children reach 4 years old to monitor long-term outcomes.
- - The findings highlight the clinical presentation of the affected newborns and evaluate factors influencing their hospital discharge outcomes and the effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia treatment.
Effect of gestational age on cerebral lesions in neonatal encephalopathy.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
August 2024
Objective: To determine the risk on brain lesions according to gestational age (GA) in neonates with neonatal encephalopathy.
Design: Secondary analysis of the prospective national French population-based cohort, Long-Term Outcome of NeonataL EncePhALopathy.
Setting: French neonatal intensive care units.