Amino acid and acylcarnitine profiles in perinatal asphyxia: a case-control study.

Objective: To estimate cord blood amino acid and acylcarnitine levels in term newborns exposed to perinatal asphyxia.

Materials And Methods: We studied 45 asphyxiated term newborns (cases) and 20 gestational age-matched healthy newborns (control). 16 cases developed HIE according to clinical scoring and amplitude-integrated electroencephalography.

Sustained versus intermittent lung inflation for resuscitation of preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial.

Aim: To evaluate efficacy and safety of delivery room (DR) sustained lung inflation (SLI) in resuscitation of preterm neonates.

Methods: Randomized Controlled Trial including 112 preterm infants randomized to either SLI (n = 57) using T-piece resuscitator [maximum three inflations with maximum pressure of 30 cmHO for 15 s followed by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of 5-7 cmHO] or conventional bag/mask inflation (CBMI) (n = 55) using traditional self-inflating bag (maximum pressure of 40 cmHO at a rate of 40-60 per min). Failure was defined as the need for DR or first 72 h intubation.