Sedation and Pain Management in Neonates Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a common cause of significant neonatal morbidity and mortality. The stronghold of the treatment for moderate-to-severe HIE is therapeutic hypothermia (TH) which provides a neuroprotective effect. However, it also is associated with pain and stress.

Cerebral Palsy: A Current Perspective.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of motor disability in children. Insults to the brain at different times lead to diverse injuries. As a result, CP is an extremely heterogeneous clinical diagnosis, presenting differently in each individual and at various ages.

[Effects of antimicrobial peptide from lactoferrin in blood serum and urine in patients with renal colica with urolithiasis and pyelonephritis].

Aim: To evaluate the role of lactoferrin and lactoferricin in blood serum and urine in patients with an attack of renal colic against the background of urolithiasis and pyelonephritis.

Materials And Methods: We examined 149 patients admitted to the urological department of the City Clinical Hospital No. 3 of Astrakhan, according to emergency indications, with an attack of renal colic.

ECMO utilization in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the USA.

Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a cause of significant morbidity. CDH is the most common neonatal diagnosis requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Methods: We compared the different characteristics of ECMO and non-ECMO patients with CDH in a case-control study.

Congenital Disorders of Red Blood Cells.

See Bonus NeoBriefs videos and downloadable teaching slides Understanding the physiologic process of red blood cell development in utero and subsequent erythropoiesis in the neonate is crucial as this determines red blood cell structure and therefore function, which is vital to neonatal health. Infants frequently experience anemia, and special consideration must be given to the evaluation of these infants to determine the correct etiology. Traditionally, anemia is conceptualized in terms of inadequate red blood cell production, increased red blood cell destruction, or whole blood loss.