Transcutaneous bilirubin measured on protected skin during phototherapy in term and preterm neonates.

Background: Transcutaneous bilirubin (TCB) measurement is a simple, painless, and time-saving alternative for the assessment of TSB (total serum bilirubin) levels. However, TCB measurements obtained during phototherapy can yield inaccurate results. We evaluated the effectiveness of TCB measurements obtained from protected skin areas in patients who underwent phototherapy.

Abnormal Umblical Artery Doppler is Utilized for Fetuses with Intrauterine Growth Restriction Birth at 28-33 Gestational Weeks.

To compare short-term perinatal outcomes in preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) in those with absent or reversed end-diastolic umbilical artery blood flow (AREDF) to those with normal end-diastolic umbilical artery blood flow (NEDF). This study included preterm births (28-33 gestational weeks) with IUGR with AREDF ( = 86) or NEDF ( = 27). There were lower mean gestational weeks, birth weights, and a higher ratio of corticosteroid application in the AREDF group ( < 0.

The Effects of Bilirubin and Phototherapy on Neonatal Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis.

Objective: To determinate the effects of bilirubin and phototherapy on oxidative stress in newborns.

Study Design: A case-control study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Third level Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Ankara Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkey, from May to August 2017.

Effect of birth weight on retinopathy of prematurity in discordant twin pairs.

Purpose: Since twin pairs with discordance have equal gestational age (GA), discordant twins may constitute an appropriate group to investigate the specific effect that birth weight (BW) has on the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The present study aims to investigate the effect of BW on any and severe stages of ROP development in twin pairs.

Methods: Fifty-two discordant twin pairs (104 preterms) born ≤32 gestational weeks, who were diagnosed with a minimum of 18% discordance between their BWs, were retrospectively analyzed.

Severe Anemia Is Associated with Intestinal Injury in Preterm Neonates.

Objective: A temporal relationship has been reported between necrotizing enterocolitis, anemia, and red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) in preterm neonates. However, the mechanism underlying this association is not clearly defined. Intestinal (I-) and liver (L-) fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) have been proposed as plasma markers for the detection of acute intestinal injury.

Evaluation of serum ischemia-modified albumin levels in anemia of prematurity.

Purpose: Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is used to determine tissue hypoxia. We aimed to evaluate the serum IMA levels in preterm infants requiring transfusion due to anemia of prematurity, a clinical condition to cause tissue hypoxia.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study was performed in Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Hospital, Turkey.

Effects of two different lipid emulsions on morbidities and oxidant stress statuses in preterm infants: an observational study.

Objective: We examined the morbidities and oxidative stress statuses in preterms receiving either SMOFlipid or ClinOleic.

Study Design: This observational study was performed in Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Hospital, Turkey. Infants received SMOFlipid (5 months) or ClinOleic (7 months).

Inguinal Hernia Development in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Case-Control Study.

 The incidence and risk factors for inguinal hernia (IH) is not a thoroughly evaluated issue of preterms. Prematurity is the single most important risk factor. There exists no study in our country which reported the incidence of IH in preterms.

A case series of neonatal arrhythmias.

Objective: Neonatal arrhythmias (NAs) are defined as abnormal heart rates in the neonatal period. They may occur as a result of various cardiovascular, systemic and metabolic problems.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on newborns who were diagnosed with NA during hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), or who were admitted to the NICU because of an arrhythmia diagnosis in two NICUs in Turkey from May 2011 to June 2013.

A newborn with widespread skin lesions and extremity anomalies.

A variety of diseases can cause vesicular or pustular eruptions in newborns. A thorough clinical history and physical exam provide important clues for differential diagnosis. Goltz syndrome, also known as focal dermal hypoplasia, is a rare genodermatosis and generally diagnosed by the presence of the characteristic skin lesions.

Severe leukemoid reaction in a preterm infant with congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

Leukemoid reaction, defined as a total leukocyte count of >50,000/mm, is most commonly related to antenatal administration of steroids, infections, and transient myeloproliferative disorder of Down syndrome in newborns. Atypical presentations of viral infections can be a diagnostic challenge in the newborn period. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes a multisystem disease, and symptomatic infants generally present with intrauterine growth restriction, hepatosplenomegaly, cholestasis, rash, thrombocytopenia, and microcephaly.

Congenital megalourethra presenting with large cystic mass in the inguinal area.

Congenital megalourethra is a rare urogenital malformation characterized by severe dilatation and elongation of the penile urethra. It causes functional obstruction of the lower urinary system. Herein, we present a newborn with congenital megalourethra with single umbilical artery.