Perception of quality of life in school-age children born before 32 weeks of gestational age.

Unlabelled: Preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are at increased risk of disruptions in their quality of life (QoL) at school age, often associated with respiratory morbidity and the need for ongoing hospital care. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of BPD on the perceived quality of life in preterm infants at school age. We conducted a prospective observational study of infants born at less than 32 weeks gestation who were admitted to our neonatal unit between January 2012 and December 2014.

Long-term lung function follow-up of preterm infants less than 32 weeks of gestational age.

Background: Preterm infants, particularly those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), are at risk of lung development problems. Over the last decades, lung protective strategies have been used, decreasing the risk of chronic lung disease.

Objective: To evaluate the pulmonary function test (PFT) of preterm infants born after the introduction of lung protective strategies and to assess perinatal determinants of impaired lung function in this population.

Effect of Donated Premature Milk in the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

Introduction: Breastfeeding is one of the strategies that has been shown to be effective in preventing severe forms of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). When mother's own milk (MOM) is not available, pasteurized donor milk (DM) is the best alternative. However, the evidence is inconclusive on the difference in the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) between patients fed MOM and those fed with DM.

[The impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on patients who attend a pediatric emergency department for mental health issues].

Unlabelled: The lockdown during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the effect of the virus on the population could be a precipitating factor for mental health disorders in the pediatric population.

Objective: To compare the reasons for consultation, diagnoses at discharge, and admission and re-consultation rates of pediatric patients attending the Emergency Department due to mental health disorders before and after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic lockdown.

Patients And Method: Retrospective, descriptive study.

Cost-effectiveness of a cytomegalovirus screening strategy in neonates born after 34 weeks small for gestational age.

Introduction: Infection by cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common congenital infections, with a global prevalence of 0.3%-2.4%.

Lung recruitment in neonatal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation with volume-guarantee.

Background And Objectives: The optimal lung volume strategy during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) is reached by performing recruitment maneuvers, usually guided by the response in oxygenation. In animal models, secondary spontaneous change in oscillation pressure amplitude (ΔPhf) associated with a progressive increase in mean airway pressure during HFOV combined with volume guarantee (HFOV-VG) identifies optimal lung recruitment. The aim of this study was to describe recruitment maneuvers in HFOV-VG and analyze whether changes in ΔPhf might be an early predictor for lung recruitment in newborn infants with severe respiratory failure.