[Neonates treated with individualized parenteral nutrition who are candidates to receive standardized parenteral nutrition].

Objetive: to quantify the number of neonates treated with individualized parenteral nutrition (IPN) who were candidates to receive standardized parenteral nutrition (SPN), and to calculate their treatment duration. Material and methods: this was a prospective, observational, descriptive cohort study. Inclusion criteria were: neonates with indication of parenteral nutrition (PN) and individualized prescription.

[Use of hypotonic fluids in the prescription of maintenance intravenous fluid therapy].

Introduction: Isotonic fluids, in most cases, are the safest way to dispense fluids intravenously. The aim of this study was to determine the prescription of maintenance intravenous fluids and to study possible associated factors.

Material And Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional, multi-centre study was performed.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in preterm infants treated with dexamethasone.

Unlabelled: Steroid therapy has been widely used in neonates for its beneficial effects. Adverse side-effects have been described, also affecting the cardiovascular system. We report two cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in two preterm newborns secondary to dexamethasone treatment.