Comparing two different placental transfusion strategies for very preterm infants at birth: a matched-pairs study.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of using the extra-uterine placental transfusion (EPT) approach in very preterm infants (VPIs, gestational age <32 weeks) and compare this to delayed cord clamping (DCC) after birth.

Methods: In this matched pairs study, we compared the clinical outcomes of the EPT group to those of the DCC group. EPT were performed in fifty-three VPIs, of whom 27 were singletons and 25 were twins.

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine combined with sevoflurane anesthesia on emergence agitation in children.

Background: The incidence of restlessness in the wake-up period of sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia is high. Although many studies have explored the relationship between dexmedetomidine and restlessness in the wake-up period of sevoflurane anesthesia in children, they can't keep consistent conclusions and lack evidence-based medical evidence. Meta-analysis was conducted to explore the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine in the treatment of restlessness during the recovery period of sevoflurane anesthesia in children, and to provide reference for clinic.

[Effect of different feeding initiation formulas on very low birth weight infants].

Objective: To explore the effect of feeding initiation with different formulas on the growth, development, and feeding tolerance in very low birth weight infants.

Methods: A total of 86 preterm infants with a gestational age of <34 weeks and a birth weight of <1 500 g were divided into three groups according to their feeding initiation formulas: standard preterm formula feeding group (SPF group; n=31), extensively hydrolyzed protein formula feeding group (eHF group; n=27), and breastfeeding group (control group; n=28). Comparisons were made between the groups in terms of growth indices, feeding condition, blood biochemistry, length of hospital stay, and incidence rates of feeding intolerance, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and extrauterine growth retardation (EUGR).