30th Congress of the Italian Society of Neonatology - Lombardy section | Bergamo, 3-4 February 2017.

This abstract book contains the abstracts presented at the 30th Congress of the Italian Society of Neonatology - Lombardy section | Bergamo, 3-4 February 2017.

29th Congress of the Italian Society of Neonatology - Lombardy section | Bergamo, 29-30 January 2016.

This abstract book contains the abstracts presented at the 29th Congress of the Italian Society of Neonatology - Lombardy section | Bergamo, 29-30 January 2016.

28th Congress of the Italian Society of Neonatology - Lombardy section | Bergamo, 30-31 January 2015.

This abstract book contains the abstracts presented at the 28th Congress of the Italian Society of Neonatology - Lombardy section | Bergamo, 30-31 January 2015.

Postoperative nutrition of neonates undergoing heart surgery.

Objective: Postoperative nutrition of newborns undergoing heart surgery (HS) is ill-defined. We compared the postoperative growth rates (grams/day) of neonates with congenital heart defects (CHDs) fed with their own mothers' milk (HU), a starting formula (SF; 67 kcal/100 mL), or a "preterm formula" (PF; 80 kcal/100 mL).

Patients And Methods: We studied 122 newborns undergoing HS: 81 underwent corrective surgery (group A), and 41 palliative surgery (group B).

Formula milk feeding does not increase the release of the inflammatory marker calprotectin, compared to human milk.

Calprotectin is a protein released into stools, used as a marker of inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases. We tested the hypothesis that cow's milk protein in formula milk may increase the intestinal release of calprotectin, as a consequence of a subclinical inflammatory reaction. At 12 weeks of age, we measured fecal calprotectin by an immunoenzyme assay (Calprest, Eurospital, Trieste, Italy), in 38 exclusively breastfed and in 32 exclusively formula-fed infants.

Pattern of cerebral ultrasound in neonatal heart surgery.

Aim: No study described reliably the changes in cerebral ultrasound (CUS) findings in neonatal heart surgery. We tried to define the modifications of CUS before and after heart surgery in neonates.

Patients: We studied 48 neonates with congenital heart defects were studied.

Covered stents in patients with complex aortic coarctations.

Background: There are limited data in the literature about the use of covered stent in patients with aortic coarctation.

Methods: Between January 2004 and September 2006, we implanted covered Cheatham-Platinum stents in 33 patients with complex aortic coarctation (23 men, median age 13 years, range 6-66 years). Twenty subjects had native aortic coarctation, whereas 13 had recoarctation.

A comparison between the early and mid-term results of surgical as opposed to percutaneous closure of defects in the oval fossa in children aged less than 6 years.

Objectives: To compare surgical as opposed to percutaneous interventional closure of isolated atrial septal defects in the oval fossa in terms of hospital stay, efficacy, and complications, and to study the respective role of the two techniques in current practice.

Methods: Between January 1998 and April 2004, 126 out of 1210 patients treated at our institution for closure of an isolated defect in the oval fossa were aged less than 6 years. The mean age of these 126 patients at procedure was 4.

Octreotide in the management of postoperative chylothorax.

Chylothorax (KT) may be a complication of thoracic surgery. Its management is not well established and may comprise dietary interventions and surgery. The effectiveness of somatostatin and its analogues has been reported, although their mechanism(s) of action is unclear.

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in young children: results and follow-up.

Objectives: This study sought to analyze the safety, efficacy, and follow-up results of percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in young children.

Background: Results of ASD transcatheter closure in adults are widely reported but there are no large published series concerning young children.

Methods: Between December 1996 and February 2002, 48 of 553 patients percutaneously treated at our institution were children age View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Role of heart rate variability in the early diagnosis of diabetic autonomic neuropathy in children.

Background: Diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) is a major complication of diabetes. DAN has been shown to be closely related to glycemic control. To contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of the disease, and to be indicative of an increased risk of cardiovascular events.

Arterial switch operation after multiple-stage left ventricular retraining.

Right ventricular dysfunction and tricuspid valve incompetence after atrial repair for transposition of the great arteries is an increasingly frequent problem. Left ventricular retraining to convert an atrial switch to an arterial switch is a well-known surgical option but can require a multiple-stage surgical approach. We report our successful multiple-stage experience with a 5-year-old girl.

[E-mail pediatric consultation].

Widespread diffusion of the Internet and of electronic mail allows contacting superspecialists all over the world, asking for information on health topics. We report our experience with e-mail consultation with the parents of the infants born at our hospital.

The effectiveness of octreotide in the treatment of post-operative chylothorax.

Unlabelled: Chylothorax may be spontaneous or a complication of thoracic surgery. Treatment of this potentially harmful condition is not well established and may comprise dietary interventions and surgery. Somatostatin seems effective in the management of chylothorax, although its mechanism of action is unclear.

Growth after neonatal arterial switch operation for D-transposition of the great arteries.

The objective of this study was to evaluate growth in infants with d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) who underwent switch operation (anatomical correction) in the early neonatal period. Growth data (at birth and 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months of age) were retrieved in 23 infants with d-TGA who survived the operation without major complications. Measures were transformed into z scores and compared with normative data for age.

Early and late complications associated with transcatheter occlusion of secundum atrial septal defect.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to report the early and late complications experienced in atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter closure.

Background: Atrial septal defect transcatheter occlusion techniques have become an alternative to surgical procedures. A number of different devices are available for transcatheter ASD closure.