Functional echocardiography as a tool for the dynamic treatment evaluation in critically ill neonates.

Introduction: It is still controversy about the usefulness of functional echocardiography (FnEC) in critically ill neonates.

Objective: To analyze the usefulness of the FnEC in the treatment decisions in neonates admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Materials And Methods: A year prospective study in a NICU.

Influence of central apnea in the preterm newborn with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux occurs frequently in newborns. A relationship has been suspected between reflux and apnea of prematurity. The objective of this study is to determine this relationship, owing to the fact that premature newborns have immaturity of structures, especially esophageal smooth muscle.