Placental abruption and risk for intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants: the United States national inpatient database.

Objective: To examine the association of placental abruption with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.

Methods: We examined the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) datasets. Preterm infants <1500 g birth weight (BW) were included.

Cerebrospinal fluid values in very low birth weight infants with suspected sepsis at different ages.

Objectives: Lumbar puncture can be an essential part of the septic work-up in premature infants who are at risk for sepsis and meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) values for cell counts, protein concentrations, and glucose concentrations in children and full-term infants are well established. CSF values in premature infants, however, have not been well studied.

The value of Ureaplasma urealyticum tracheal culture and treatment in premature infants following an acute respiratory deterioration.

Objective: To determine if treatment of Ureaplasma urealyticum (Uu), found at the time of an acute respiratory deterioration, decreases the incidence of chronic lung disease (CLD) in very low birth weight infants (VLBW).

Study Design: Between 1996 and 1999, medical records of all mechanically ventilated VLBW infants, who had an acute respiratory deterioration, were reviewed for gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW), gender, presence of CLD, Uu tracheal cultures, and erythromycin treatment.

Results: A total of 100 patients met our inclusion criteria (GA: 26.