Morbidities in Neonates Delivered Electively at Early Term.

Objective: To study the incidence of elective cesarean deliveries at term and to correlate their neonatal outcomes at different gestational ages (37(0/7)-40(6/7)).

Methods: Outcomes including the rate of NICU admissions, usage of ventilator/CPAP, and other morbidities were analysed and compared with the gestational age during the study period from January 2012 to April 2013.

Results: The incidences of elective deliveries at 37, 38, 39, and 40 weeks of gestation were 10.

Clinical profile of interstitial lung disease in Indian children.

Objective: To describe the clinical spectrum and factors associated with poor short-term outcomes in children with interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Design: Retrospective chart review

Setting: Pediatric Chest Clinic of a tertiary care hospital

Methodology: We retrieved information regarding clinical course and laboratory features of all children diagnosed as ILD between January 1999 and February 2010. Disease severity was assessed using ILD score based on clinical features and SpO2 at the time of initial evaluation.

Clinical prediction score for nasal CPAP failure in pre-term VLBW neonates with early onset respiratory distress.

We prospectively observed 62 pre-term very low birth weight neonates initiated on nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for respiratory distress in the first 24 h of life to devise a clinical score for predicting its failure. CPAP was administered using short binasal prongs with conventional ventilators. On multivariate analysis, we found three variables-gestation <28 weeks [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 6.