Publications by authors named "G Ginovart"
Background: The management of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature newborns is based on different types of non-invasive respiratory support and on surfactant replacement therapy (SRT) to avoid mechanical ventilation as it may eventually result in lung damage. European guidelines currently recommend SRT only when the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO) exceeds 0.30.
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- Extremely preterm infants (22-26 weeks gestation) have a higher risk of developing moderate-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), with rates exceeding 43% overall and rising above 50% in recent years.
- A study of 4,341 infants found that factors such as birth weight, male sex, and mechanical ventilation increased the risk of BPD, while feeding with human milk was linked to a lower incidence of the condition.
- The research highlights a notable inverse relationship between human milk feeding at discharge and the occurrence of BPD, suggesting that promoting human milk could help protect against this serious condition.
Aim: Despite the consequences of neonatal distress and agitation, preterm infants undergo stress owing to weighing procedures. The objective of this study was to enable very low birth weight infants to maintain adequate self-regulation during weighing.
Design: This prospective crossover study utilizes a within-subjects design, where intervention days were compared to control days.