Reduced platelet function in preterm neonates compared with term neonates.

Background: A reduced platelet function might contribute to the longer bleeding time seen in preterm neonates. However, the previously used platelet function testing in neonates is limited due to methodological limitations, mainly caused by difficulties in obtaining adequate blood volume. Therefore, the platelet function in preterm neonates is sparsely investigated.

Efficacy and Safety of Antifibrinolytic Drugs in Pediatric Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Antifibrinolytic drugs are used to reduce blood loss and subsequent transfusions during surgery and following trauma, but the optimal dosing regimen in the pediatric population is still unresolved. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate efficacy and safety of antifibrinolytic drugs in pediatric surgery and trauma to determine the optimal dosing regimen. A literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science on May 3, 2020.

Infant botulism in Denmark from 1995 to 2015.

Introduction: Infant botulism is a rare, probably underdiagnosed, life-threatening disease caused by the toxin-producing bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

Methods: We investigated reported cases of infant botulism in Denmark from 1995 to 2015, and compared the incidence with that of other western countries.

Results: We found nine cases of infant botulism in Denmark from 1995 to 2015.

Risk of respiratory morbidity in term infants delivered by elective caesarean section: cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the association between elective caesarean sections and neonatal respiratory morbidity and the importance of timing of elective caesarean sections.

Design: Cohort study with prospectively collected data from the Aarhus birth cohort, Denmark.

Setting: Obstetric department and neonatal department of a university hospital in Denmark.

[Gas embolization as a complication of hysteroscopic surgery].

Gas embolism has been described as a complication of operative hysteroscopy. We present one of two non-fatal case stories where gas embolization was suspected due to symptoms observed by the anaesthesiologist and discuss how to prevent it.

Elective caesarean section and respiratory morbidity in the term and near-term neonate.

Aim: The aim of this review was to assess the relationship between delivery by elective caesarean section and respiratory morbidity in the term and near-term neonate.

Methods: Searches were made in the MEDLINE database, EMBASE, Cochrane database and Web of Science to identify peer-reviewed studies in English on elective caesarean section and respiratory morbidity in the newborn. We included studies that compared elective caesarean section to vaginal or intended vaginal delivery, with clear definition of outcome measures and information about gestational age.