Publications by authors named "F J van Der Staak"
Objective: First report of an infant with coexistent omphalocele and alveolar capillary dysplasia.
Design: Descriptive case report.
Setting: Neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care children's hospital.
To determine the effects of bladderbox alarms during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (va-ECMO) on cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamics, six lambs were prospectively treated with va-ECMO and bladderbox alarms were simulated. Changes in concentrations of oxyhemoglobin (deltacO2Hb), deoxyhemoglobin (deltacHHb), and total Hb (deltactHb) were measured using near infrared spectrophotometry. Fluctuations in Hb oxygenation index (deltaHbD) and cerebral blood volume (deltaCBV) were calculated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study evaluated the relation between prior inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and the time to initiation and duration of treatment with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and the occurrence of hemorrhagic complications. A retrospective study was conducted in 59 human newborns treated for respiratory insufficiency with ECMO over a 5-year period. Patients received iNO before ECMO (iNO group) or not (control group).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate patient demographics, classification and location of the atresia, operative management, postoperative care, and outcome in 114 infants with jejunoileal atresia (JIA) over a period of more than 3 decades.
Methods: This was a retrospective case series in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Records of all patients with JIA treated at the authors' institution between 1971 and 2004 were examined.