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Filter by:Enteral nutrition in preterm infants is usually started and advanced slowly until reaching full enteral feeds. Most preterm infants born before 34 weeks gestation require parenteral fluids to maintain normal blood sugar level and prevent excessive weight loss and dehydration. Availability of donor human milk (DHM) along with low incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants born at 30-33 weeks have encouraged neonatologists to start feeding early and advance it faster in order to shorten time on parenteral nutrition (PN) and minimize the need for intravenous access. The objectives of this trial is to study whether exclusive enteral nutrition from day of birth (i.e. no PN) results in shorter time to achieve full enteral feed when compared with traditional feeding regimen that involves a combination of PN and progressive enteral feeding.
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) caused by surfactant deficiency remains one of the major reasons of morbi-mortality in preterm infants and affects 85% of preterm babies born less than 32 week gestational age (wGA). The strategy to manage RDS relies on the use of surfactant and non-invasive nasal ventilation, to limit tracheal mechanical ventilation. During recent years, surfactant administration through a thin catheter in spontaneously breathing preterm used in association with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has emerged as a new approach for treating neonates with respiratory failure. The main objectives of Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) are to avoid endotracheal mechanical ventilation and its side effects including bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The LISA premedication procedure still under debate, because only 1 trial use analgesia or sedation during procedure. This reflects neonatologists concerns about side effects (apnea and the need for mechanical ventilation) of this premedication. This study aims to optimize sedation during LISA procedure by evaluating pain score with Ketamine or Protofol sedation, in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients with RDS.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficacy of massage therapy and kinesiotherapy, applied by the parents of hospitalized preterm infants, in the improvement of the biological state, neuromotor activity and other associated factors.
The purpose of the present study is to determine whether treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus with a combined therapy of intravenous Ibuprofen and oral acetaminophen has higher success rate in closing the ductus arteriosus than a standard treatment strategy of using intravenous ibuprofen alone among preterm infants.
Preterm children have a high risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. The impact on motor functions and neurosensory functions is demonstrated but the incidence of executive functions is not described for preterm infants.
Preterm children have a high risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. The impact on motor functions and neurosensory functions is demonstrated but the incidenceof executive functions is not described for preterm infants.
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the short-term effects of sildenafil and metoprolol on heart function in young adults born premature.
Preterm infants (gestational age between 189 and 258 days) with a birth weight (BW) greater than 1250 grams will be randomized to personalized-parenteral nutrition (P-PN) or standardized-parenteral nutrition (S-PN). The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of S-PN versus P-PN on growth of preterm infants with BW>1250 grams.
It has not yet been established the optimal dose of vit. D for preterm infants in Poland. It is not known what dose of vit. D will provide the correct concentration of vit. D and the optimal development of the skeleton of the premature. The study will try to determine the optimal supplementation of vitamin D and the supply of Ca and P for normal growth and development of a child born prematurely. In addition, the investigators will evaluate any risk factors for deficiency and excess of vitamin D and the consequences of its deficiency and overdose. Simultaneously the study would make possible the determination of an optimal schedule for controlling the Ca-P levels in the group of the youngest infants born prematurely. In addition, the study will assess the relationship between maternal and newborn vitamin D resources right after birth, and the incidence of vitamin D deficiency in infants born prematurely. Preterm infants will be randomized in 3 groups assigned to different doses of vit. D. The study will investigate the metabolism of calcium, phosphorus, the health of bones and development of the premature babies till the age of 2.
Studying the effect of music intervention on preterm infants' brain development by MRI and neurodevelopmental assessments