[German guideline on undescended testis-what is relevant in daily routine?].

With an incidence of 0.7-3% in male infants, undescended testicles is one of the most common congenital anomalies. In the first 6 months of life, the testicles may spontaneously descend in up to 70% of individuals.

Implication of pulse oxymetry screening for detection of congenital heart defects.

Background: In newborns congenital heart defects can take an asymptomatic course, causing a diagnostic gap in the routine examination. Therefore pulsoxymetric screening is under discussion, as it could close this diagnostic gap.

Patients And Methods: Non-invasive postductal peripheral oxygen saturation assessment was carried out in 3 364 term neonates, 6-36 h of age, in 2008.

A 20-year experience on neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a referral center.

Objective: Advances in treatment of neonatal respiratory failure are responsible for a decline in the number of newborns treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The aim of this study are to determine demographic changes, focusing on time of referral, diagnosis, and respiratory parameters in neonates put on ECMO.

Design: Retrospective review.