Eye–hand co-ordination skills in very preterm infants <29 weeks gestation at 3 years: effects of preterm birth and retinopathy of prematurity

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. 739-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.-A. Goyen ◽  
D.A. Todd ◽  
M. Veddovi ◽  
A.L. Wright ◽  
M. Flaherty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Very Preterm

Aortic growth arrest after preterm birth: a lasting structural change of the vascular tree

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Schubert ◽  
M. Müller ◽  
A.-K. Edstedt Bonamy ◽  
H. Abdul-Khaliq ◽  
M. Norman
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Growth Failure ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Arterial Tree ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Very Preterm

Young people who are born very preterm exhibit a narrower arterial tree as compared with people born at term. We hypothesized that such arterial narrowing occurs as a direct result of premature birth. The aim of this study was to compare aortic and carotid artery growth in infants born preterm and at term. Observational and longitudinal cohort study of 50 infants (21 born very preterm, all appropriate for gestational age, 29 controls born at term) was conducted. Diameters of the upper abdominal aorta and common carotid artery were measured with ultrasonography at three months before term, at term and three months after term-equivalent age. At the first assessment, the aortic end-diastolic diameter (aEDD) was slightly larger in very preterm infants as compared with fetal dimensions. Fetal aortic EDD increased by 2.6 mm during the third trimester, whereas very preterm infants exhibited 0.9 mm increase in aEDD during the same developmental period (P < 0.001 for group difference). During the following 3-month period, aortic growth continued unchanged (+0.9 mm) in very preterm infants, whereas postnatal growth in term controls slowed down to +1.3 mm (P < 0.001 v. fetal aortic growth). At the final examination, aEDD was 22% and carotid artery EDD was 14% narrower in infants born preterm compared with controls, also after adjusting for current weight (P < 0.01). Aortic and carotid artery growth is impaired after very preterm birth, resulting in arterial narrowing. Arterial growth failure may be a generalized vascular phenomenon after preterm birth, with implications for cardiovascular morbidity in later life.

scholarly journals Cause of preterm birth and late-onset sepsis in very preterm infants: the EPIPAGE-2 cohort study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathilde Letouzey ◽  
◽  
Laurence Foix-L’Hélias ◽  
Héloïse Torchin ◽  
Ayoub Mitha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Very Preterm ◽  
Late Onset Sepsis

Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and ROP treatment in Switzerland 2006–2015: a population-based analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. F337-F342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Gerull ◽  
Viviane Brauer ◽  
Dirk Bassler ◽  
Bernard Laubscher ◽  
Riccardo E Pfister ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Screening Criteria ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Very Preterm

BackgroundRetinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a severe complication of preterm birth and can lead to severe visual impairment or even blindness if untreated. The incidence of ROP requiring treatment is increasing in some developed countries in conjunction with higher survival rates at the lower end of gestational age (GA).Material and methodsThe incidence of ROP and severe ROP (sROP) requiring treatment in Switzerland was analysed using the SwissNeoNet registry. We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of very preterm infants with a GA below 32 weeks who were born between 2006 and 2015 in Switzerland. Patient characteristics were stratified according to GA.Results9.3% and 1.8% of very preterm infants in Switzerland developed ROP of any stage and sROP, respectively. The incidence of ROP treatment was 1.2%. Patients with 24 and 25 weeks GA had the highest proportion of ROP treatment at 14.5% and 7.3%, respectively, whereas the proportion of treated infants at or above a GA of 29 weeks was 0.06%. Similarly, the risk of sROP declined strongly with increasing GA. During the observation period of 10 years, the incidence of ROP treatment ranged between 0.8% and 2.0%. Incidences of sROP or ROP treatment did not increase over time.ConclusionThe incidence of ROP treatment in Switzerland is low and was stable over the analysed period. The low incidence of sROP in patients with a GA of 29 weeks or more leaves room for a redefinition of ROP screening criteria.

scholarly journals Platelet mass index can be a reliable marker in predicting the prognosis of retinopathy of prematurity in very preterm infants

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 455-463
Author(s):  
Levent Korkmaz ◽  
Osman Baştuğ ◽  
Ahmet Özdemir ◽  
Sabriye Korkut ◽  
Çağatay Karaca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Very Preterm ◽  
Reliable Marker ◽  
Platelet Mass

scholarly journals BRAIN DAMAGE AND RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY IN VERY PRETERM INFANTS

1987 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-221
Author(s):  
D Azzopardi ◽  
J Baudin ◽  
A Plumb ◽  
Pl Hope ◽  
Al Stewart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Damage ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Very Preterm
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