Trends in respiratory management of transferred very preterm infants in the last two decades.

Background: Among infants needing urgent transfer after birth, very preterm infants are a high-risk sub-group requiring special attention. This study aimed to assess trends in early respiratory management in a large series of very preterm infants undergoing postnatal transfer.

Methods: Trends in patient characteristics and early respiratory management were assessed in 798 very preterm infants who were transferred by the Eastern Veneto Neonatal Emergency Transport Service in 2000-2019.

Asymmetric dimethylarginine in ELBW newborns exposed to chorioamnionitis.

We measured circulating ADMA concentrations in a group of very premature newborns at birth and during the first week of life. ADMA levels resulted significantly higher in infants born to mothers with histologic chorioamnionitis than in infants delivered for other maternal or fetal indications, both at birth and through the first week of life. We speculate that ADMA might be involved in the complex biological events associated with fetal exposure to chorioamnionitis.

Effects of ibuprofen and indomethacin on urinary antidiuretic hormone excretion in preterm infants treated for patent ductus arteriosus.

Objective: To compare the effects of intravenous ibuprofen and indomethacin for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on urinary antidiuretic hormone (ADH) excretion, as a cause of oliguria.

Study Design: Forty-four respiratory distress syndrome prematures ( View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Laryngeal mask airway: is the management of neonates requiring positive pressure ventilation at birth changing?

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) on neonatal resuscitation policy.

Design: We analyzed retrospectively the records of neonates requiring positive pressure ventilation (PPV) at birth before (1996) and after (2000) the introduction of the LMA into our delivery suites. In addition, the outcome of neonates treated with the LMA was compared with that of neonates matched for gestational age and mode of delivery who were resuscitated using a face mask.

Changes in skin temperature of hyperbilirubinemic newborns under phototherapy: conventional versus fiberoptic device.

The purpose of this study is to determine the changes in skin temperature of hyperbilirubinemic term newborns under conventional and fiberoptic phototherapy. The study included a group of 41 hyperbilirubinemic, but otherwise healthy, term infants, all of appropriate size for gestational age. The study was devised to include two separate groups: group 1 of 21 infants (51.