Fatal Neonatal Influenza A Myocarditis.

A term baby underwent unexpected, fatal resuscitation in the delivery room. The mother suffered from a common cold during her last trimester of pregnancy. All other examinations throughout gestation were normal.

Cardiac biomarkers and left ventricular systolic function in former very preterm infants and term controls at preschool age.

Introduction: Due to improvements in perinatal care, survival rates of preterm infants have improved during the last decades. However, these infants remain at risk of developing cardiovascular sequelae later in life. This study aimed to investigate the cardiac biomarkers and left ventricular systolic function in former preterm infants in comparison with term controls at preschool age.

Umbilical venous catheter- and peripherally inserted central catheter-associated complications in preterm infants with birth weight < 1250 g : Results from a survey in Austria and Germany.

Background And Objective: Umbilical venous catheters (UVC) and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) are commonly used in preterm infants but have been associated with a number of serious complications. We performed a survey in Austria and Germany to assess the use of UVCs and PICCs in preterm infants with a birth weight < 1250 g and associated rates of catheter-related adverse events.

Methods: Electronic survey of participating centers of the NeoVitaA trial.

Presumed prenatal closure of foramen ovale and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

Prenatal closure of foramen ovale without CHD is a rarely reported entity. Therefore, clinical and echocardiographic findings are poorly defined in these patients. We report a patient with prenatal closure of foramen ovale that presented with severe pulmonary hypertension of the newborn and left ventricular failure.

Connatal Urinary Ascites in a Female Preterm.

Background: Connatal urinary ascites is rare in females without associated malformations and occurs following bladder rupture.

Case Presentation: A female very preterm was delivered by caesarean section because of abnormal Doppler findings. The mother suffered from viral pneumonia requiring intensive care in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography can predict neurodevelopmental outcome at 12 months of corrected age in very preterm infants.

Aim: It is difficult to find diagnostic tools than can reliably predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm infants in clinical practice. This study evaluated whether amplitude-integrated electroencephalography predicted neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants when they reached 12 months of corrected age.

Methods: Between October 2007 and December 2013, we studied 232 preterm infants (51% male) at Innsbruck Medical University Hospital, Austria.

Breast milk feeding in infants with inherited metabolic disorders other than phenylketonuria - a 10-year single-center experience.

Background: Published data on breast milk feeding in infants suffering from inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) other than phenylketonuria (PKU) are limited and described outcome is variable.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate retrospectively whether breastfeeding and/or breast milk feeding are feasible in infants with IMDs including organic acidemias, fatty acid oxidation disorders, urea cycle disorders, aminoacidopathies or disorders of galactose metabolism.

Methods: Data on breastfeeding and breast milk feeding as well as monitoring and neurological outcome were collected retrospectively from our database of patients with the mentioned IMD, who were followed in our metabolic center within the last 10 years.

ALG8-CDG: novel patients and review of the literature.

Background: Since 1980, about 100 types of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) have been reported representing an expanding group of inherited disorders. ALG8-CDG (= CDG-Ih) is one of the less frequently reported types of CDG, maybe due to its severe multi-organ involvement with coagulation disturbances, edema, massive gastrointestinal protein loosing enteropathy, cataracts, and often early death. We report three additional patients, provide an update on two previously reported, and summarize features of ten patients reported in literature.

Readmission of Preterm Infants Less Than 32 Weeks Gestation Into Early Childhood: Does Gender Difference Still Play a Role?

The aim of the study was to investigate the frequency of and the predictors for rehospitalization in preterm infants into early childhood, focusing on gender differences. All preterm infants born at <32 weeks of gestation in North Tyrol between January 2003 and December 2005 were enrolled in this survey. About one fifth of all children were readmitted, showing an inverse downward trend with increasing age.

Early sudden unexpected death in infancy (ESUDI)--three case reports and review of the literature.

Aim: Early sudden unexpected death in infancy (ESUDI) is a rare cause of death occurring in newborns during the first hours of life. Our aim was to find additional data for the identification of risk factors and establishment of prevention strategies.

Methods: We describe three cases of ESUDI and give an overview of the literature.

Early risk predictors for impaired numerical skills in 5-year-old children born before 32 weeks of gestation.

Aim: To unravel risk predictors for impaired numerical skills at 5 years of age in a population-based cohort of very preterm infants.

Methods: Between January 2003 and August 2006, we prospectively enrolled all infants born in Tyrol with <32 weeks of gestation. A total of 161 of 223 preterm infants (participation rate 72.

The effect of sex on outcome of preterm infants - a population-based survey.

Aim: To provide comprehensive data on potential sex differences in maternal and neonatal characteristics, short-term morbidity and neurodevelopmental outcome within an entire geographically determined collective of infants born at a gestational age <32 weeks.

Methods: Between 2003 and 2008, we prospectively enrolled all infants born in Tyrol at <32 weeks of gestation; the association between sex, and a wide set of pre- and postnatal factors, post-discharge morbidity and neurodevelopmental outcome was analysed.

Results: Girls less frequently suffered from early-onset sepsis than boys (p = 0.

Rehospitalization in the first 2 years of life in children born preterm.

Aim: Aim of the study is to investigate the frequency of and predictors for rehospitalization within the first 2 years of life among preterm infants.

Methods: All children born before 32 weeks of gestation in Northern Tyrol between January 2003 and July 2008 were prospectively enrolled. Data on rehospitalizations were obtained from hospital admission records.

Need for quality control for aEEG monitoring of the preterm infant: a 2-year experience.

Aim: To establish and apply a questionnaire for the evaluation of amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) with respect to practicability and feasibility in the NICU, to reveal strategies for improvements in daily use and to investigate the level of staff know-how with regard to performance and evaluation of bedside aEEG for the purpose of quality control.

Methods: Amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram was routinely applied in preterm infants below 32 weeks of gestational age for a period of 2 years. Practicability, feasibility and the level of know-how with regard to aEEG were assessed using a multiple-choice questionnaire.