Simulated amniotic fluid-like solution given enterally to neonates after obstructive bowel surgeries: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Withholding postoperative feeding is common in neonates recovering from surgeries for congenital abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), which leads to prolonged exposure to total parenteral nutrition, intestinal atrophy, and feeding intolerance. Because amniotic fluid plays a significant role in fetal gut maturation and development, the aim of this study was to test a hypothesis suggesting that feeding tolerance could be improved in neonates recovering from surgeries for congenital obstructive bowel abnormalities by enteral administration of simulated amniotic fluid-like solution given enterally (SAFE) containing recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and erythropoietin.

Methods: This prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted with 40 late preterm/term neonates recovering from GIT surgeries.

Function of the audiovestibular system in children with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus can affect inner ear by disrupting either the hearing or balance system. Affection of hearing can be anatomically categorized into conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, while affection of the equilibrium system manifests either as an isolated manifestation like vertigo or as a part of a spectrum like Meniere's disease. Most cases show asymptomatic affection requiring an objective audiovestibular assessment.

Study of audiovestibular dysfunction in children with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Objective: Inner ear dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosis patients has been reported but audiovestibular involvement is not well documented especially in pediatrics. This study was designed to evaluate silent audiovestibular dysfunction among SLE children.

Methods: Case control study examined in allergy and immunology clinic; pediatrics hospital and audiovestibular clinic; Ain Shams University from January 2009 to December 2010.