scholarly journals Early Noninvasive Ventilation Versus Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Viscero-Abdominal Disproportson: A Single- Center Experience of 22 Cases

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 537-537
Author(s):  
O Nazarchuk ◽  
D Dmytriiev
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Noninvasive Ventilation ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation ◽  
Single Center Experience

scholarly journals Congenital Heart Disease in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Single-center Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-167
Author(s):  
Yasumi Nakashima ◽  
Yoshiki Mori ◽  
Sachie Kaneko ◽  
Nao Inoue ◽  
Tomotaka Murakami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Single Center Experience

A Single-Center Experience with Very Low Birth Weight Infants and Focal Intestinal Perforation: Comparison of Primary Anastomosis versus Stoma Opening

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (05) ◽  
pp. 426-432
Author(s):  
Dario Consonni ◽  
Francesco Macchini ◽  
Giovanni Parente ◽  
Andrea Zanini ◽  
Stefania Franzini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Intestinal Perforation ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Primary Anastomosis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Vlbw Infants ◽  
Single Center Experience ◽  
Focal Intestinal Perforation

Introduction We present a single-center experience with very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with focal intestinal perforation (FIP), comparing the results of primary anastomosis (PA) and stoma opening (SO). Materials and Methods Clinical records of VLBW infants with FIP who underwent surgery between 2006 and 2015 were reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups according to the procedure performed: limited bowel resection and PA or SO. Patients with gastric perforation or patients who underwent clip and drop were excluded. Information regarding birth weight (BW), gestational age (GA), weight at surgery (WS), number of abdominal reoperations, duration of parenteral nutrition (PN), and demise was recorded. Results In this study, 40 patients were included: 22 in PA group and 18 in SO group. BW was 865 g in PA and 778 in SO (p-value: 0.2). GA was 26.1 weeks in PA and 25.6 in SO (p-value: 0.3). WS was 1,014 g in PA and 842 in SO (p-value: 0.09). Duration of surgery was 115 minutes in PA and 122 in SO (p-value: 0.67). Five patients (23%) belonging to PA group developed complications and required SO. Five patients (23%) demised in PA group and six (33%) in SO (p-value: 0.2). Seventeen abdominal reoperations were performed in PA group and 22 in SO group (p-value: 0.08). Conclusion Both procedures appear to be safe. When possible, PA should be performed as it reduces the number of abdominal reinterventions.

Pre-discharge growth pattern of very low birth weight infants (VLBW): A 5 year single center experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
S.H. Elbeely ◽  
M.A. AlQurashi
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vlbw Infants ◽  
The Mean

BACKGROUND: Very low birth weight infants born prematurely are at greater risk for growth delays that lead to Ex-utero Growth Restriction (EUGR) during vulnerable periods of organ structural and functional development. There is considerable evidence that early growth failure has adverse effects on long term neurodevelopment in children which often persists into adulthood. METHODS: This is a single-center cross-sectional study on live newborn infants with birth weight ranges from 500 to 1500 grams (VLBW) and gestational age (GA) between 24–32 weeks who were admitted to NICU at KAMC-Jeddah over a 5 year period (2009–2013). This study aims to evaluate predischarge growth pattern of VLBW infants in terms of weight, head circumference (HC) and length and to identify important variables that have influenced such growth pattern. RESULTS: Of the 135 infants included in the final analysis, 68 (50.4%) were male and 67 (49.6%) were female and the mean gestational age was 28.83±2.064 weeks and the mean birth weight 1166.74±256 grams. Ninety-two infants (68%) had discharge weight at ≤10th percentile and forty four (32%) had their weight >10th percentile. HC was the lowest affected among the anthropometric measurements with 42% ≤10th percentile. In terms of linear growth, 62% had their length ≤10th percentile. Amongst infants born ≤750 grams, 71% and 70% had HC and height at ≤10th percentile respectively, at the time of discharge. BPD was significantly associated with EUGR (p = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that almost 2/3rd of VLBW infants born at KAMC-Jeddah with birth weight ≤750 grams were discharged home with EUGR as demonstrated by their weight, length, and HC ≤10th percentile. BPD was found to be significantly associated with EUGR amongst post-natal factors influencing EUGR.

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