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Kawai M. Late-onset circulatory collapse of prematurity. Pediatr Int 2017; 59:391-396. [PMID: 28117531 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Late-onset circulatory collapse (LCC) is a refractory hypotension occurring after the early neonatal period (>day 7), in very low-birthweight infants. Typically, infants stabilized within the early neonatal period develop sudden onset of circulatory collapse after the early neonatal period. The underlying pathophysiology of LCC is considered to be relative adrenal insufficiency, which is well known in Japan, but is not widely accepted in North America or Europe. The current increase in LCC in Japan suggests that the principal trigger is related to recent trends in neonatal medicine and/or newly introduced treatments for preterm infants, but the pathophysiology has not been fully elucidated. In this review, based on current knowledge regarding LCC, the pathophysiology is discussed.
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- Masahiko Kawai
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Newborns, and especially premature newborns, are at significant risk for developing hypotension in the first week or two after birth. The etiology of hypotension in the newborn may vary, but the very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight preterm infants are less likely to respond to conventional cardiovascular support when they develop hypotension. This article reviews the least conventional treatment using hydrocortisone for hypotension that is refractory to conventional volume replacement and/or vasopressor medications with the underlying assumption that sick and premature newborns have a relative or measured adrenal insufficiency. The addition of hydrocortisone in the treatment of hypotension in the newborn is becoming more common but is not universally advocated. However, the supportive evidence is growing, and, as reviewed, use of hydrocortisone requires judicious and cautious regard.
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Glucocorticoids are primary stress hormones produced by the adrenal cortex. The concentration of serum glucocorticoids in the fetus is low throughout most of gestation but surge in the weeks prior to birth. While their most well-known function is to stimulate differentiation and functional development of the lungs, glucocorticoids also play crucial roles in the development of several other organ systems. Mothers at risk of preterm delivery are administered glucocorticoids to accelerate fetal lung development and prevent respiratory distress. Conversely, excessive glucocorticoid signaling is detrimental for fetal development; slowing fetal and placental growth and programming the individual for disease later in adult life. This review explores the mechanisms that control glucocorticoid signaling during pregnancy and provides an overview of the impact of glucocorticoid signaling on fetal development.
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- Jonathan T Busada
- Molecular Endocrinology Group, Signal Transduction Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Molecular Endocrinology Group, Signal Transduction Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States.
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Ng PC. Adrenocortical insufficiency and refractory hypotension in preterm infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2016; 101:F571-F576. [PMID: 27601464 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Preterm, very low birthweight (VLBW) infants are prone to life-threatening hypotension secondary to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis immaturity, resulting in adrenocortical insufficiency. Clinical presentations of inotrope-resistant refractory hypotension are usually evident, but interpretation of serum cortisol may pose much difficulty to front-line neonatologists. This review examines the salient pathophysiology of adrenocortical insufficiency in the immediate postnatal period, characterises its endocrinological abnormalities, and describes the typical and variant clinical presentations. Based on existing evidence, a practical scheme is proposed for logical interpretation of circulating cortisol levels and management of inotrope-resistant refractory hypotension in VLBW infants.
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- Pak Cheung Ng
- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Anderson de la Llana S, Klee P, Santoni F, Stekelenburg C, Blouin JL, Schwitzgebel VM. Gene Variants Associated with Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant. Horm Res Paediatr 2016; 84:283-8. [PMID: 26315042 DOI: 10.1159/000437378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transient and permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM), usually defined as diabetes diagnosed within the first 6 months of life, are rare conditions occurring in 1:90,000-260,000 live births. The origin of NDM is rarely related to type 1 diabetes, but rather to single gene defects. METHODS Genetic analysis was performed using targeted parallel sequencing including 323 diabetes genes. Data were filtered by a locally developed program. RESULTS A very low birth weight neonate born at 28 weeks postmenstrual age developed diabetes 13 days after birth. The patient was treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. After 1 month, insulin treatment could be stopped. At 18 months of age, the child was normoglycemic and developing normally. Genetic analysis revealed a novel variant (p.Pro190Leu) in HNF4A, which is located in the ligand binding domain of the transcription factor, and the p.Glu23Lys variant in KCNJ11, which is associated with type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSION Here, we describe a novel HNF4A variant associated with transient NDM in a premature infant. We hypothesize that the neonatal phenotype previously described in carriers of HNF4A mutations was modified by the additional variant in KCNJ11 and prematurity.
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Peri-operative management of neonates with oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Paediatr Respir Rev 2016; 19:3-9. [PMID: 26921972 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Oesphageal atresia is a relatively common congenital anomaly that requires urgent diagnosis, transfer to a neonatal surgical centre and management by a multidisciplinary team. Peri-operative management requires vigilant monitoring for the many possible associated morbidities. There are unique anaesthetic, airway and ventilatory considerations for this group of patients. Beyond the perinatal period, systematic neurodevelopmental follow-up is recommended to better understand the longer term outcomes for these children.
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Stress is an integral part of life. Activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in the adult can be viewed as mostly adaptive to restore homeostasis in the short term. When stress occurs during development, and specifically during periods of vulnerability in maturing systems, it can significantly reprogram function, leading to pathologies in the adult. Thus, it is critical to understand how the HPA axis is regulated during developmental periods and what are the factors contributing to shape its activity and reactivity to environmental stressors. The HPA axis is not a passive system. It can actively participate in critical physiological regulation, inducing parturition in the sheep for instance or being a center stage actor in the preparation of the fetus to aerobic life (lung maturation). It is also a major player in orchestrating mental function, metabolic, and cardiovascular function often reprogrammed by stressors even prior to conception through epigenetic modifications of gametes. In this review, we review the ontogeny of the HPA axis with an emphasis on two species that have been widely studied-sheep and rodents-because they each share many similar regulatory mechanism applicable to our understanding of the human HPA axis. The studies discussed in this review should ultimately inform us about windows of susceptibility in the developing brain and the crucial importance of early preconception, prenatal, and postnatal interventions designed to improve parental competence and offspring outcome. Only through informed studies will our public health system be able to curb the expansion of many stress-related or stress-induced pathologies and forge a better future for upcoming generations.
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- Charles E Wood
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Miyazaki K, Furuhashi M, Ishikawa K, Tamakoshi K, Hayashi K, Kai A, Ishikawa H, Murabayashi N, Ikeda T, Kono Y, Kusuda S, Fujimura M. Long-term outcomes of antenatal corticosteroids treatment in very preterm infants after chorioamnionitis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015; 292:1239-46. [PMID: 25990481 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-015-3762-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of antenatal corticosteroids (AC) therapy on short- and long-term outcomes among very low birth weight preterm infants after histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA). METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 5240 single very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born at 22 + 0 and 33 + 6 weeks of gestation between 2003 and 2007, who registered to the Neonatal Research Network Japan. The effects of AC therapy on mortality, neurodevelopmental outcomes at 3 years of age and neonatal morbidities were analyzed in the groups with or without HCA using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS In the study subjects, 840 were with HCA, 2734 were without HCA, and 1666 were excluded without data for HCA. AC therapy was significantly associated with decreasing mortality before 3 years of age; [0.52 (0.32-0.86)], [odds ratio (95 % confidence intervals]. There were no differences between the two groups regarding neurodevelopmental outcomes, including cerebral palsy [0.90 (0.41-1.99)], development quotient <70 [0.93 (0.48-1.81)], visual impairment [0.46 (0.04-5.18)], and severe hearing impairment [4.00 (0.30-53.4)] in the group with HCA as well as without HCA. Regarding neonatal morbidities, AC therapy was associated with a lower incidence of respiratory distress syndrome [0.67 (0.50-0.91)], sepsis [0.62 (0.41-0.94)], late-onset adrenal insufficiency [0.62 (0.39-0.98)] and an increased incidence of chronic lung disease [1.62 (1.18-2.24)] in the group with HCA. In the group without HCA, AC therapy was associated with decreasing respiratory distress syndrome [0.60 (0.43-0.84)] and increasing chronic lung disease [1.34 (1.11-1.62)]. CONCLUSION AC therapy is significantly associated with reduced mortality before 3 years of age in VLBW infants with HCA, but not with neurodevelopmental outcomes, which was same as the results found in infants without HCA. AC therapy is recommended for women with suspected chorioamnionitis, as well as those without chorioamnionitis.
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- Ken Miyazaki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, 3-15 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-8511, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, 3-15 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-8511, Japan
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- Department of Endowed Chair for Regeneration of Medicine in Kuwana District, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Aizenbashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Maternal and perinatal Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan
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Rodríguez-Castaño M, Corredera A, Aleo E, Arruza L. Prenatal Exposure to Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers and Hemodynamic Effects on the Newborn. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2015; 34:117-9. [PMID: 25394297 DOI: 10.3109/15513815.2014.976685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are potent antihypertensive agents that block the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAS). Their use in pregnancy may cause malformations, oligoanuria, hypotension, and death. Hypotension is observed up to 15% of cases and is described as refractory to volume and inotropic support, although its pathophysiology is unknown. We present a case of prenatal exposure to ARBs in order to characterize the hemodynamic compromise in the newborn, help in decision-making, and guide the therapeutic approach to these patients.
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Noori S, McNamara P, Jain A, Lavoie PM, Wickremasinghe A, Merritt TA, Solomon T, Sekar K, Attridge JT, Swanson JR, Gillam-Krakauer M, Reese J, Poindexter BB, Brook M, Auchus RJ, Clyman RI. Catecholamine-resistant hypotension and myocardial performance following patent ductus arteriosus ligation. J Perinatol 2015; 35:123-7. [PMID: 25118721 PMCID: PMC4310792 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We performed a multicenter study of preterm infants, who were about to undergo patent ductus arteriosus ligation, to determine whether echocardiographic indices of impaired myocardial performance were associated with subsequent development of catecholamine-resistant hypotension following ligation. STUDY DESIGN A standardized treatment approach for hypotension was followed at each center. Infants were considered to have catecholamine-resistant hypotension if their dopamine infusion was > 15 μg kg(-1)min(-1). Echocardiograms and cortisol measurements were obtained between 6 and 14 h after the ligation (prior to the presence of catecholamine-resistant hypotension). RESULT Forty-five infants were enrolled, 10 received catecholamines (6 were catecholamine-responsive and 4 developed catecholamine-resistant hypotension). Catecholamine-resistant hypotension was not associated with decreased preload, shortening fraction or ventricular output. Infants with catecholamine-resistant hypotension had significantly lower levels of systemic vascular resistance and postoperative cortisol concentration. CONCLUSION We speculate that low cortisol levels and impaired vascular tone may have a more important role than impaired cardiac performance in post-ligation catecholamine-resistant hypotension.
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- Shahab Noori
- Departments of Pediatrics of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA,Departments of Pediatrics of University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Departments of Pediatrics of Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Departments of Pediatrics of Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada,Departments of Pediatrics of Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Departments of Pediatrics of Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco
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- Departments of Pediatrics of Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Departments of Pediatrics of Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Departments of Pediatrics of University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Departments of Pediatrics of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco
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Miyazaki K, Furuhashi M, Ishikawa K, Tamakoshi K, Hayashi K, Kai A, Ishikawa H, Murabayashi N, Ikeda T, Kono Y, Kusuda S, Fujimura M. Impact of chorioamnionitis on short- and long-term outcomes in very low birth weight preterm infants: the Neonatal Research Network Japan. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2015; 29:331-7. [PMID: 25567563 DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.1000852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes among very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants after histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA). METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 5849 single infants (birth weight <1500 g) born at a gestational age between 22 + 0 and 33 + 6 weeks. Clinical data were obtained from the Neonatal Research Network Japan between 2003 and 2007. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the effect of HCA on short- and long-term outcome. RESULTS According to logistic regression analysis, HCA was associated with lower incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (odds ratio [OR] = 0.54; p < 0.001), increased chronic lung disease (OR = 1.68; p < 0.001) and sepsis (OR = 1.71; p < 0.001) and as a short-term outcomes. There was no significant association with intraventricular hemorrhage (OR = 1.11; p = 0.33), periventricular leukomalacia (OR = 1.07; p = .070) and death before discharge (OR = 0.97; p = 0.084). HCA was associated with increased home oxygen therapy (OR = 3.09; p < 0.001), but not with cerebral palsy (CP; OR = 0.91; p = 0.63), develop quotient < 70 (OR = 1.27; p = 0.17), visual impairment (OR = 1.08; p = 0.77), severe hearing impairment (OR = 1.28; p = 0.62) and death (OR = 0.98; p = 0.91) before three years of age. CONCLUSIONS In this retrospective population-based study in Japan, HCA was not a risk factor for death, neurodevelopmental impairment and CP in VLBW three-year-old preterm infants.
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- Ken Miyazaki
- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital , Nagoya , Japan
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital , Nagoya , Japan
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- b Department of Endowed Chair for Regeneration of Medicine in Kuwana District , Suzuka University of Medical Science , Suzuka , Japan
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- c Department of Nursing , Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine , Nagoya , Japan
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- d Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Kochi Health Sciences Center , Kochi , Japan
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- e Department of Neonatology , Aizenbashi Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- f Department of Obstetrics , Kanagawa Children's Medical Center , Yokohama , Japan
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- g Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Mie University Graduate School of Medicine , Tsu , Japan
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- g Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Mie University Graduate School of Medicine , Tsu , Japan
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- h Department of Pediatrics , Jichi Medical University , Shimotsuke , Japan
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- i Department of Neonatology , Maternal and Perinatal Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University , Tokyo , Japan , and
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- j Department of Neonatology , Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health , Izumi , Japan
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- Hye Rim Chung
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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Shimokaze T, Akaba K, Saito E. Late-Onset Glucocorticoid-Responsive Circulatory Collapse in Preterm Infants: Clinical Characteristics of 14 Patients. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2015; 235:241-8. [DOI: 10.1620/tjem.235.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Yamagata Saisei Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Yamagata Saisei Hospital
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Eiby YA, Lumbers ER, Staunton MP, Wright LL, Colditz PB, Wright IMR, Lingwood BE. Endogenous angiotensins and catecholamines do not reduce skin blood flow or prevent hypotension in preterm piglets. Physiol Rep 2014; 2:2/12/e12245. [PMID: 25538149 PMCID: PMC4332223 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Endocrine control of cardiovascular function is probably immature in the preterm infant; thus, it may contribute to the relative ineffectiveness of current adrenergic treatments for preterm cardiovascular compromise. This study aimed to determine the cardiovascular and hormonal responses to stress in the preterm piglet. Piglets were delivered by cesarean section either preterm (97 of 115 days) or at term (113 days). An additional group of preterm piglets received maternal glucocorticoids as used clinically. Piglets were sedated and underwent hypoxia (4% FiO2 for 20 min) to stimulate a cardiovascular response. Arterial blood pressure, skin blood flow, heart rate and plasma levels of epinephrine, norepinephrine, angiotensin II (Ang II), angiotensin‐(1–7) (Ang‐(1‐7)), and cortisol were measured. Term piglets responded to hypoxia with vasoconstriction; preterm piglets had a lesser response. Preterm piglets had lower blood pressures throughout, with a delayed blood pressure response to the hypoxic stress compared with term piglets. This immature response occurred despite similar high levels of circulating catecholamines, and higher levels of Ang II compared with term animals. Prenatal exposure to glucocorticoids increased the ratio of Ang‐(1‐7):Ang II. Preterm piglets, in contrast to term piglets, had no increase in cortisol levels in response to hypoxia. Preterm piglets have immature physiological responses to a hypoxic stress but no deficit of circulating catecholamines. Reduced vasoconstriction in preterm piglets could result from vasodilator actions of Ang II. In glucocorticoid exposed preterm piglets, further inhibition of vasoconstriction may occur because of an increased conversion of Ang II to Ang‐(1‐7). This study aimed to determine if immature hormonal control of the cardiovascular system contributes to preterm cardiovascular compromise. Physiological and hormonal responses of preterm piglets to hypoxia are immature compared with term piglets. This is not due to a lack of endogenous catecholamines or angiotensin II, but may be due to the differences in cardiovascular actions of the renin–angiotensin system.
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- Yvonne A Eiby
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Graduate School of Medicine and Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Chung HR. Adrenal and thyroid function in the fetus and preterm infant. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2014; 57:425-33. [PMID: 25379042 PMCID: PMC4219944 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2014.57.10.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Adrenal and thyroid hormones are essential for the regulation of intrauterine homeostasis, and for the timely differentiation and maturation of fetal organs. These hormones play complex roles during fetal life, and are believed to underlie the cellular communication that coordinates maternal-fetal interactions. They serve to modulate the functional adaptation for extrauterine life during the perinatal period. The pathophysiology of systemic vasopressor-resistant hypotension is associated with low levels of circulating cortisol, a result of immaturity of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in preterm infants under stress. Over the past few decades, studies in preterm infants have shown abnormal clinical findings that suggest adrenal or thyroid dysfunction, yet the criteria used to diagnose adrenal insufficiency in preterm infants continue to be arbitrary. In addition, although hypothyroidism is frequently observed in extremely low gestational age infants, the benefits of thyroid hormone replacement therapy remain controversial. Screening methods for congenital hypothyroidism or congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the preterm neonate are inconclusive. Thus, further understanding of fetal and perinatal adrenal and thyroid function will provide an insight into the management of adrenal and thyroid function in the preterm infant.
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- Hye Rim Chung
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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Adding hydrocortisone as 1st line of inotropic treatment for hypotension in very low birth weight infants. Indian J Pediatr 2014; 81:808-10. [PMID: 23904065 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-013-1151-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In this pilot study the authors demonstrate the feasibility, effectiveness and safety of the combined early treatment with hydrocortisone and dopamine for refractory hypotension in preterm newborns. Very low birth weight infants born at gestational age < 30 wk or birth weight < 1250 g in the first 48 h of life with hypotension after receiving 10-20 mL/kg bolus of normal saline, were randomized to receive concurrently with the initiation of dopamine, intravenous hydrocortisone (11 infants) or an equivalent volume of placebo (11 infants). Despite no significant clinical difference between the groups including gestational age, birth weight, prevalence of chorioamnionitis, prenatal steroid treatment, cord PH, baseline cortisol level, there was a trend towards lower incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and higher survival without BPD rate in the hydrocortisone group. In this very sick small group of infants, hydrocortisone was not associated with more adverse effects, but rather showed a trend toward association with better outcome, including survival without BPD.
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Costa S, Barone G, Vento G, Tirone C, Perelli S, Romagnoli C. Adrenocortical insufficiency is not a problem in preterm infants treated with antifungal prophylaxis with fluconazole. Acta Paediatr 2014; 103:e234-7. [PMID: 24575768 DOI: 10.1111/apa.12613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Fluconazole prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections is a cornerstone of neonatal care, but in vitro studies have shown that it inhibits corticosteroid production. This study assessed whether preterm infants demonstrated an association between fluconazole administration, and its duration, and symptoms of adrenocortical insufficiency. METHODS We compared two groups who were treated before and after we introduced the use of fluconazole to our neonatal intensive care unit. Infants with a gestational age of ≤27 weeks or with a birth weight of ≤750 g were considered for the retrospective analysis. In order to assess whether the duration of prophylaxis was related to adrenocortical insufficiency, regression models were performed in all preterm infants in the fluconazole group. RESULTS The fluconazole group (n = 37) and nonfluconazole group (n = 41) were compared. No differences were found in the percentage of infants with symptoms of adrenocortical insufficiency, such as hypotension or need of vasopressor therapy. The incidence of hypotension and the use of vasopressor therapy were not related to duration of fluconazole prophylaxis. CONCLUSION Fluconazole and it duration were not associated with the incidence of symptoms related to adrenocortical insufficiency. Further prospective trials are needed to better define the relationship between fluconazole and adrenocortical insufficiency.
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- Division of Neonatology; Department of Pediatrics; Catholic University of Sacred Heart; Rome Italy
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- Division of Neonatology; Department of Pediatrics; Catholic University of Sacred Heart; Rome Italy
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- Division of Neonatology; Department of Pediatrics; Catholic University of Sacred Heart; Rome Italy
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- Division of Neonatology; Department of Pediatrics; Catholic University of Sacred Heart; Rome Italy
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- Division of Neonatology; Department of Pediatrics; Catholic University of Sacred Heart; Rome Italy
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- Division of Neonatology; Department of Pediatrics; Catholic University of Sacred Heart; Rome Italy
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Clyman RI, Wickremasinghe A, Merritt TA, Solomon T, McNamara P, Jain A, Singh J, Chu A, Noori S, Sekar K, Lavoie PM, Attridge JT, Swanson JR, Gillam-Krakauer M, Reese J, DeMauro S, Poindexter B, Aucott S, Satpute M, Fernandez E, Auchus RJ. Hypotension following patent ductus arteriosus ligation: the role of adrenal hormones. J Pediatr 2014; 164:1449-55.e1. [PMID: 24636853 PMCID: PMC4035426 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.01.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that an impaired adrenal response to stress might play a role in the hypotension that follows patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation. STUDY DESIGN We performed a multicenter study of infants born at <32 weeks' gestation who were about to undergo PDA ligation. Serum adrenal steroids were measured 3 times: before and after a cosyntropin (1.0 μg/kg) stimulation test (performed before the ligation), and at 10-12 hours after the ligation. A standardized approach for diagnosis and treatment of postoperative hypotension was followed at each site. A modified inotrope score (1 × dopamine [μg/kg/min] + 1 × dobutamine) was used to monitor the catecholamine support an infant received. Infants were considered to have catecholamine-resistant hypotension if their greatest inotrope score was >15. RESULTS Of 95 infants enrolled, 43 (45%) developed hypotension and 14 (15%) developed catecholamine-resistant hypotension. Low postoperative cortisol levels were not associated with the overall incidence of hypotension after ligation. However, low cortisol levels were associated with the refractoriness of the hypotension to catecholamine treatment. In a multivariate analysis: the OR for developing catecholamine-resistant hypotension was OR 36.6, 95% CI 2.8-476, P = .006. Low cortisol levels (in infants with catecholamine-resistant hypotension) were not attributable to adrenal immaturity or impairment; their cortisol precursor concentrations were either low or unchanged, and their response to cosyntropin was similar to infants without catecholamine-resistant hypotension. CONCLUSION Infants with low cortisol concentrations after PDA ligation are likely to develop postoperative catecholamine-resistant hypotension. We speculate that decreased adrenal stimulation, rather than an impaired adrenal response to stimulation, may account for the decreased production.
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- Ronald I. Clyman
- Departments of Pediatrics and 1Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco
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- Departments of Pediatrics and 1Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Rog-Zielinska EA, Richardson RV, Denvir MA, Chapman KE. Glucocorticoids and foetal heart maturation; implications for prematurity and foetal programming. J Mol Endocrinol 2014; 52:R125-35. [PMID: 24299741 DOI: 10.1530/jme-13-0204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones, essential in mammals to prepare for life after birth. Blood levels of glucocorticoids (cortisol in most mammals including humans; corticosterone in rats and mice) rise dramatically shortly before birth. This is mimicked clinically in the routine administration of synthetic glucocorticoids to pregnant women threatened by a preterm birth or to preterm infants to improve neonatal survival. Whilst effects on lung are well documented and essential for postnatal survival, those on heart are less well known. In this study, we review recent evidence for a crucial role of glucocorticoids in late gestational heart maturation. Either insufficient or excessive glucocorticoid exposure before birth may alter the normal glucocorticoid-regulated trajectory of heart maturation with potential life-long consequences.
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- Eva A Rog-Zielinska
- Queen's Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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Chang YP. Evidence for adverse effect of perinatal glucocorticoid use on the developing brain. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2014; 57:101-9. [PMID: 24778691 PMCID: PMC4000755 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2014.57.3.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The use of glucocorticoids (GCs) in the perinatal period is suspected of being associated with adverse effects on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes for preterm infants. Repeated administration of antenatal GCs to mothers at risk of preterm birth may adversely affect fetal growth and head circumference. Fetal exposure to excess GCs during critical periods of brain development may profoundly modify the limbic system (primarily the hippocampus), resulting in long-term effects on cognition, behavior, memory, co-ordination of the autonomic nervous system, and regulation of the endocrine system later in adult life. Postnatal GC treatment for chronic lung disease in premature infants, particularly involving the use of dexamethasone, has been shown to induce neurodevelopmental impairment and increases the risk of cerebral palsy. In contrast to studies involving postnatal dexamethasone, long-term follow-up studies for hydrocortisone therapy have not revealed adverse effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes. In experimental studies on animals, GCs has been shown to impair neurogenesis, and induce neuronal apoptosis in the immature brains of newborn animals. A recent study has demonstrated that dexamethasone-induced hypomyelination may result from the apoptotic degeneration of oligodendrocyte progenitors in the immature brain. Thus, based on clinical and experimental studies, there is enough evidence to advice caution regarding the use of GCs in the perinatal period; and moreover, the potential long-term effects of GCs on brain development need to be determined.
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- Young Pyo Chang
- Department of Pediatrics, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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Malaeb SN, Stonestreet BS. Steroids and injury to the developing brain: net harm or net benefit? Clin Perinatol 2014; 41:191-208. [PMID: 24524455 PMCID: PMC5083968 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Deleterious effects result from both glucocorticoid insufficiency and excess glucocorticoid tissue exposure in the developing brain. Accumulating evidence suggests a net benefit of postnatal glucocorticoid therapy when administered shortly after the first week of life to premature infants with early and persistent pulmonary dysfunction, particularly in those with evidence of relative adrenal insufficiency. The decision to treat with steroids should ensure maximum respiratory benefit at the lowest possible neurologic risk, while avoiding serious systemic complications. Ongoing clinical trials must validate this approach.
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- Shadi N. Malaeb
- Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 North 15th Street, NewCollege Building, Room7410, Mail Stop 1029, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA,Corresponding author.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905, USA
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Maas C, Ringwald C, Weber K, Engel C, Poets CF, Binder G, Bassler D. Relationship of salivary and plasma cortisol levels in preterm infants: results of a prospective observational study and systematic review of the literature. Neonatology 2014; 105:312-8. [PMID: 24603497 DOI: 10.1159/000357555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES (1) To investigate the relationship of salivary and plasma cortisol levels in preterm infants with a focus on the usability of salivary cortisol in diagnostic work-up of infants at risk of adrenal insufficiency. (2) To perform a systematic review addressing this question. METHODS Clinical study: We conducted a prospective observational single-center study in preterm infants. We analyzed plasma and saliva cortisol concentrations by enzyme immunoassay. Correlation analysis was used to determine the relation between salivary and plasma cortisol levels and the agreement of the measurement methods was analyzed according to Bland-Altman. Systematic review: A systematic literature search (PubMed and Embase) on the relationship of salivary and plasma cortisol levels in neonates was performed in November 2012. RESULTS Clinical study: We enrolled 58 preterm infants (median (interquartile range) gestational age at birth was 31.4 (28.1-32.7) weeks, birth weight 1,340 (974-1,745) g, respectively). Correlation analyses revealed a relationship of plasma cortisol and salivary cortisol levels. Rank correlation coefficient was 0.6. Estimating plasma cortisol levels based on measured salivary cortisol levels showed poor agreement of the two methods for determining plasma cortisol levels (direct and via salivary cortisol). Sensitivity and specificity of salivary cortisol for the detection of adrenal insufficiency were 0.66 and 0.62, respectively. Systematic review: Six studies in preterm infants and term neonates depicting the correlation of salivary and plasma cortisol were identified with a range of saliva-plasma correlation coefficients from 0.44 to 0.83. CONCLUSIONS Substitution of plasma cortisol by salivary cortisol determination cannot be recommended in preterm infants because of unsatisfactory agreement between methods.
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- Christoph Maas
- Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Miyazaki K, Furuhashi M, Ishikawa K, Tamakoshi K, Ikeda T, Kusuda S, Fujimura M. The effects of antenatal corticosteroids therapy on very preterm infants after chorioamnionitis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2013; 289:1185-90. [PMID: 24305749 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-3106-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids (AC) therapy on outcomes of very low birthweight infants with histologic chorioamnionitis. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 10,935 single infants born at a gestational age between 22 + 0 and 33 + 6 weeks and birth weight <1,500 g. Clinical data were obtained from the Neonatal Research Network that included the tertiary neonatal intensive care units throughout Japan between 2003 and 2008. RESULTS Data of 7,896 infants were available for the period 2003-2008 and were included in the analysis. According to logistic regression analysis, AC were significantly associated with reduced mortality [odds ratio (OR) = 0.50; p < 0.001], lower incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (OR = 0.72; p < 0.001), neonatal seizure (OR = 0.65; p = 0.003) and intraventricular hemorrhage (OR = 0.68; p = 0.001) in cases after histologic chorioamnionitis compared with the cases had no AC therapy (n = 3,271 vs. 4,625). Antenatal corticosteroids were significantly associated with reduced mortality [odds ratio (OR) = 0.60; p < 0.001] among the cases without histologic chorioamnionitis. CONCLUSION In the retrospective population-based study in Japan, AC exposure was significantly associated with a lower rate of death and neurological morbidity in cases with histologic chorioamnionitis. These outcome data in Japan will be important for further improvement of antenatal practice and care.
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- Ken Miyazaki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, 3-15 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-8511, Japan,
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Yamamoto K, Terasawa S, Sahashi T, Iwata N, Miyake Y, Hanji Y. Methylxanthines inhibit late-onset circulatory collapse in preterm infants. Pediatr Int 2013; 55:722-6. [PMID: 23937388 DOI: 10.1111/ped.12184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several drugs, when used chronically in very preterm infants, are considered to be associated with the development of late-onset circulatory collapse (LCC), which can lead to neurodevelopmental impairment. Despite its clinical importance, conclusive risk factors for LCC have yet to be identified. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between LCC and diuretics, methylxanthines, levothyroxine, and sodium chloride. METHODS Infants born at <28 weeks gestational age were enrolled and divided into two groups: the LCC group and the non-LCC group. Use of diuretics, methylxanthines, or levothyroxine, and the sodium intake in each infant were recorded. We then determined if these represented primary risk factors associated with the development of LCC, using multivariate analysis to exclude confounding factors. RESULTS Thirty-seven preterm infants were eligible for this study. LCC developed in 10 infants; 27 infants did not develop the disease. Only methylxanthine was significantly associated with a decrease in the incidence of LCC (odds ratio, 0.04; P < 0.05). We also observed a significant positive correlation between sodium intake and the period from diuretic treatment to LCC onset. CONCLUSIONS Methylxanthine use was significantly associated with LCC onset. Diuretics may have the ability to provoke LCC through sodium wasting, resulting in a negative balance of the electrolyte. The incidence of LCC could be lowered by paying particular attention to infants' sodium balance, and by aggressive methylxanthine treatment.
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- Kazuyuki Yamamoto
- Department of Pediatrics, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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Habersaat S, Borghini A, Faure N, Nessi J, Forcada-Guex M, Pierrehumbert B, Ansermet F, Müller-Nix C. Emotional and neuroendocrine regulation in very preterm and full-term infants at six months of age. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2013.787924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Catenacci M, Miyagi S, Wickremasinghe AC, Lucas SS, de Alba Campomanes AG, Good WV, Clyman RI. Dopamine-resistant hypotension and severe retinopathy of prematurity. J Pediatr 2013; 163:400-5. [PMID: 23465406 PMCID: PMC3676698 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between the cause or severity of hypotension and the development of severe ROP (sROP) (≥stage 3 or stage 2 with plus disease in zone I or II). STUDY DESIGN Infants (<28 weeks' gestation, n = 242) were observed for hypotension and treated with a standardized hypotension-treatment protocol. Hypotension was classified as resulting from one of the following causes: (1) culture-positive infection and/or necrotizing enterocolitis; (2) patent ductus arteriosus ligation; or (3) "idiopathic" (no cause identified other than prematurity), and as being either dopamine responsive or dopamine resistant. Cortisol levels were measured for infants with dopamine-resistant hypotension. Eye examinations were performed until the retinopathy of prematurity resolved or the vasculature matured. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the cause/severity of hypotension and sROP. RESULTS Overall, 66% of infants developed hypotension (41% were dopamine responsive and 25% were dopamine resistant). sROP developed in 19% of infants. "Idiopathic" dopamine-resistant hypotension was the only cause significantly related to sROP. Of the infants with dopamine-resistant hypotension, 66% had low serum cortisol (≤10 μg/dL). Low cortisol, in the presence of dopamine-resistant hypotension, was significantly associated with sROP and accounted for the relationship between "idiopathic" hypotension and sROP. When low cortisol was included in statistical models, other known risk factors, such as immature gestation, were no longer significantly related to sROP. CONCLUSION Low cortisol, in the presence of dopamine-resistant hypotension, has the greatest magnitude of association with sROP.
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- Melissa Catenacci
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143,Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143
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Niwa F, Kawai M, Kanazawa H, Iwanaga K, Matsukura T, Shibata M, Hasegawa T, Heike T. Limited response to CRH stimulation tests at 2 weeks of age in preterm infants born at less than 30 weeks of gestational age. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2013; 78:724-9. [PMID: 23009353 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Revised: 09/02/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The high incidence of glucocorticoid-responsive complications in extremely preterm infants suggests the immaturity of their adrenal function; however, knowledge of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in extremely preterm infants is limited. METHODS To clarify the characteristics of the HPA axis in preterm very low birthweight (VLBW) infants, we performed CRH tests repeatedly: at about 2 weeks of age and at term (37-41 weeks of postmenstrual age) for 21 VLBW infants with a gestational age (GA) <30 weeks at birth. RESULTS Basal cortisol values at 2 weeks of age were significantly higher than those at term in VLBW infants < 30 weeks of gestation at birth (304·1 ± 146·3 nmol/l vs 184·7 ± 108·2 nmol/l). Response to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulation tests at 2 weeks of age was significantly lower than at term (delta cortisol 148·3 ± 90·7 nmol/l vs 271·8 ± 167·0 nmol/l, delta ACTH 3·9 ± 3·2 pmol/l vs 12·3 ± 9·2 pmol/l, respectively). We found that earlier GA contributed to the higher basal cortisol values, and antenatal glucocorticoid (AG) contributed to the lower response of cortisol to CRH tests at 2 weeks of age. CONCLUSIONS VLBW infants showed a characteristic pattern in the HPA axis at 2 weeks of age: higher basal cortisol values and lower response to CRH tests. This study suggested that AG was related to the lower response to CRH tests, at least partly.
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- Fusako Niwa
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Ng SM, Drury JA, Turner MA, Didi M, Victor S, Newland P, Weindling AM. A novel method of collection of saliva for estimation of steroid levels in extremely premature infants. Acta Paediatr 2013; 102:356-9. [PMID: 23289596 DOI: 10.1111/apa.12146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2012] [Revised: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM The major advantage of salivary cortisol sampling is that it is considerably less invasive than taking a blood sample. However, previous methods of obtaining saliva in premature infants have been poorly tolerated and inaccurate. We describe a simple, non-distressing technique for obtaining saliva samples to assess extremely premature infants' salivary cortisol status. METHODS We prospectively obtained early morning saliva samples from extremely premature infants. Their gestational age ranged between 23 and 27 weeks. Saliva was obtained using four standard universal swabs by placing one swab at a time in the infant's mouth for 1-2 min. No salivary stimulants were used. RESULTS There were 65 infants (36 males). Mean gestation was 25.3 ± 1.3 weeks. This technique had a success rate of 85% in obtaining a mean of 150 μL of saliva (range 50-350 μL) by trained staff. No adverse events were recorded. CONCLUSION We describe a novel, safe, non-distressing and effective method of saliva collection for salivary cortisol measurement in extremely premature infants.
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- Sze M Ng
- Department of Women's and Children's Health; Institute of Translational Medicine; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health; Institute of Translational Medicine; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health; Institute of Translational Medicine; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- Department of Endocrinology; Alder Hey Children's Foundation Trust; Liverpool UK
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- Developmental Biomedicine Research Group; Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre; University of Manchester; Manchester UK
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- Department of Biochemistry; Alder Hey Children's Foundation Trust; Liverpool UK
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health; Institute of Translational Medicine; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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Azhan A, Wong FY. Challenges in understanding the impact of blood pressure management on cerebral oxygenation in the preterm brain. Front Physiol 2012; 3:471. [PMID: 23264765 PMCID: PMC3524455 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Systemic hypotension in preterm infants has been related to increased mortality, cerebrovascular lesions, and neurodevelopmental morbidity. Treatment of hypotension with inotropic medications aims at preservation of end organ perfusion and oxygen delivery, especially the brain. The common inotropic medications in preterm infants include dopamine, dobutamine, adrenaline, with adjunctive use of corticosteroids in cases of refractory hypotension. Whether maintenance of mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) by use of inotropic medication is neuroprotective or not remains unclear. This review explores the different inotropic agents and their effects on perfusion and oxygenation in the preterm brain, in clinical studies as well as in animal models. Dopamine and adrenalin, because of their α-adrenergic vasoconstrictor actions, have raised concerns of reduction in cerebral blood flow (CBF). Several studies in hypotensive preterm infants have shown that dopamine elevates CBF together with increased MAP, in keeping with limited cerebro-autoregulation. Adrenaline is also effective in raising cerebral perfusion together with MAP in preterm infants. Experimental studies in immature animals show no cerebro-vasoconstrictive effects of dopamine or adrenaline, but demonstrate the consistent findings of increased cerebral perfusion and oxygenation with the use of dopamine, dobutamine, and adrenaline, alongside with raised MAP. Both clinical and animal studies report the transitory effects of adrenaline in increasing plasma lactate, and blood glucose, which might render its use as a 2nd line therapy. To investigate the cerebral effects of inotropic agents in long-term outcome in hypotensive preterm infants, carefully designed prospective research possibly including preterm infants with permissive hypotension is required. Preterm animal models would be useful in investigating the relationship between the physiological effects of inotropes and histopathology outcomes in the developing brain.
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- Aminath Azhan
- The Ritchie Centre, Monash UniversityMelbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Monash UniversityMelbourne, VIC, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Medical CentreMelbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, Monash UniversityMelbourne, VIC, Australia
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The use of an early ACTH test to identify hypoadrenalism-related hypotension in low birth weight infants. J Perinatol 2012; 32:412-7. [PMID: 22402482 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate if in preterm newborns, an early adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) test can identify possible transient adrenal insufficiency (TAI), using significant hypotension as a clinical marker. STUDY DESIGN We studied 40 premature newborns born 24 to 29 weeks gestational age (GA) before 8 h of life. Serum cortisol levels were obtained before and 40 min after administration of 1.0 mcg kg(-1) cosyntropin. Inotropes were used to treat hypotension based on clinical assessment following no response to fluid boluses. Functional echocardiogram was used to support the clinical diagnosis of hypotension. The accuracy of the ACTH test was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULT Study patients had mean GA of 26.6 weeks and birth weight of 876 g. In all, 30% required inotropes. The area under the ROC curve for the ACTH test was 87%. Using a cutoff of an increase in cortisol below 12% from baseline had 75% sensitivity and 93% specificity for detecting hypotension. This cutoff was associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (8/12 vs 7/28, 95% CI: 0.1 to 0.72), but not with other morbidities or death. CONCLUSION An early ACTH test using the above cutoff has high specificity for detecting hypotension, and thus, can serve as a marker for potential TAI in preterm newborns. Future studies should focus on identifying those newborns for which steroid supplementation would be most beneficial.
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Metz TD, Lynch AM, Wolfe P, Barry JS, Galan HL. Effect of small for gestational age on hemodynamic parameters in the neonatal period. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2012; 25:2093-7. [PMID: 22475050 DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.671870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The time course over which hypertension develops in children with a history of growth restriction has not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to determine whether commonly obtained hemodynamic parameters were different between small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) neonates. METHODS This was a retrospective case-control study matching 24 SGA neonates in a 1:2 fashion with 48 AGA neonates delivered during the same gestational week. Hemodynamic parameters were evaluated during the first week of life and the week prior to discharge. RESULTS There were no differences in blood pressure (BP) parameters during the first week of life. Compared to AGA controls, SGA neonates had a significantly lower heart rate (HR) at birth (148.2 ± 19.2 vs. 159.2 ± 17.1, p < 0.001), and a greater need for vasopressor support (OR 5.66; 95% CI 2.28, 14.04). The SGA neonates had a lower systolic BP during the week prior to discharge (68.3 ± 1.2 vs. 73.5 ± 1.2 mmHg, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS SGA newborns had a lower HR at birth and greater need for vasopressor support during the first week of life despite similar BP parameters. SGA newborns had a lower systolic BP prior to discharge. Further studies are needed to understand the progression to adult hypertension.
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- Torri D Metz
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Kawai M, Kusuda S, Cho K, Horikawa R, Takizawa F, Ono M, Hattori T, Oshiro M. Nationwide surveillance of circulatory collapse associated with levothyroxine administration in very-low-birthweight infants in Japan. Pediatr Int 2012; 54:177-81. [PMID: 22114874 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2011.03518.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the administration of levothyroxine sodium (LT4) to premature infants had been considered safe, several cases of late-onset circulatory collapse (LCC) following the administration of LT4 in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants have been reported in Japan since 2008. This study was performed to investigate the incidence of LCC associated with the administration of LT4 to VLBW infants. METHODS A questionnaire regarding LCC with or without an association with LT4 administration in VLBW infants from 2006 to 2008, was sent to 212 hospitals belonging to the Japan Neonatologist Association. RESULTS Data of 8727 VLBW infants were analyzed, and 46 cases of LCC associated with the administration of LT4 were reported in this surveillance. Especially, an analysis for infants weighing between 1000 and 1499 g at birth revealed that the incidence of LCC with the administration of LT4 was higher than that of those without LT4. CONCLUSIONS LT4 is widely used for infants, including VLBW infants, and no major complications have been reported. However, our study revealed that more than a few cases of LCC were associated with the administration of LT4 in VLBW infants. In conclusion, careful attention is necessary when initiating the administration of LT4 to VLBW infants.
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- Masahiko Kawai
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Corticosteroids are used in the neonatal intensive care unit primarily to treat two conditions: bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and hypotension (cardiovascular insufficiency). Historically, high-dose dexamethasone was used for BPD, but its use was later associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes and decreased substantially. Data from randomized controlled trials regarding efficacy and safety of lower-dose dexamethasone therapy are insufficient to recommend its use. Hydrocortisone may be an alternative to dexamethasone, but again data are insufficient to support use. Hydrocortisone therapy is increasingly used to treat hypotension in critically ill newborns; however, the outcomes of this therapy must be evaluated in randomized trials.
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- Kristi Watterberg
- Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.
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Matsukura T, Kawai M, Marumo C, Iwanaga K, Yoshida K, Shibata M, Niwa F, Hasegawa T, Heike T. Diagnostic value of salivary cortisol in the CRH stimulation test in premature infants. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012; 97:890-6. [PMID: 22259060 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CONTEXT According to a recent nationwide survey in Japan, a significant proportion of very low birth weight infants (VLBWI) develop late-onset circulatory collapse after the first week of life. Small doses of glucocorticoid are very effective in these patients, and relative adrenal insufficiency is suspected to be the main cause of the condition. Although the CRH test is required to evaluate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, obtaining multiple blood samples is invasive. OBJECTIVES The present study was carried out to validate the consistency of the cortisol profiles of matched serum and saliva samples collected as part of the CRH test from VLBWI. SUBJECTS/METHODS In 23 VLBWI with a gestational age of less than 29 wk, we performed CRH tests at 2 wk after birth and at term. Their cortisol values were measured at the baseline and 30 min after the administration of a single dose of human CRH (1 μg/kg) using matched serum and saliva samples. RESULTS In 26 CRH tests in 19 infants, we were able to measure both serum and salivary cortisol. Significant correlations were detected between the infants' serum and salivary cortisol values (r=0.78; P<0.0001), the increases in these values induced in response to the CRH test (r=0.81; P<0.0001), and their peak serum and salivary cortisol values (r=0.68; P=0.0001). CONCLUSION This study indicated that using salivary cortisol measurements for the CRH test could be a reliable method for evaluating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in VLBWI with gestational age of less than 29 wk.
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- Takashi Matsukura
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Lee HY, Kim SH, Jung KT, So KY. Hydrocortisone for refractory hypotension of very low birth weight infant with patent ductus arteriosus: a case report. J Anesth 2012; 26:134-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1259-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Hyman SJ, Novoa Y, Holzman I. Perinatal endocrinology: common endocrine disorders in the sick and premature newborn. Pediatr Clin North Am 2011; 58:1083-98, ix. [PMID: 21981950 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Endocrine disorders are common in infants in the neonatal ICU. They often are associated with prematurity, low birth weight or very low birth weight, and small size for gestational age. They also frequently occur in infants who are critically ill or stressed. This article describes the most common conditions and current knowledge regarding management.
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- Sharon J Hyman
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1616, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Bagner DM, Sheinkopf SJ, Vohr BR, Lester BM. A preliminary study of cortisol reactivity and behavior problems in young children born premature. Dev Psychobiol 2011; 52:574-82. [PMID: 20806330 DOI: 10.1002/dev.20464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relation between cortisol reactivity and comorbid internalizing and externalizing behavior problems among children born premature. Children between the ages of 18 and 60 months who were born <37 weeks gestation and presented with clinically significant externalizing behavior problems were included. Children were categorized based on those who mounted a cortisol response to a stressor and those who did not mount a cortisol response. Children demonstrating the cortisol response were reported to have more problems with attention, emotional reactivity, anxiety, and depression based on maternal report and displayed higher rates of negative verbalizations during a mother-child interaction than children without a cortisol response. These results extend the findings of the relation between cortisol reactivity and comorbid internalizing and externalizing behavior problems to a sample of children born premature.
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- Daniel M Bagner
- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th St., Miami, Florida 33199, USA.
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Ng PC, Wong SPS, Chan IHS, Lam HS, Lee CH, Lam CWK. A prospective longitudinal study to estimate the "adjusted cortisol percentile" in preterm infants. Pediatr Res 2011; 69:511-6. [PMID: 21364494 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31821764b1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The normal range of serum cortisol concentrations and the appropriate levels of circulating cortisol in different clinical situations in preterm infants are not well defined. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of perinatal factors on circulating cortisol levels in preterm infants and to create a quantitative model that could estimate the "adjusted cortisol percentile." Serial serum cortisol concentrations were measured in 209 infants ≤ 32 wk gestation on d 1, 4, 7, 14, and 21 of life. Seven perinatal factors or conditions that could affect circulating cortisol level were identified. Serum cortisol levels were higher on d 4 (p = 0.007) and d 7 (p = 0.007) but lower on d 21 (p = 0.001) compared with d 1. Serum cortisol was also higher in infants on nasal continuous positive airway pressure (p = 0.003); requiring a second vasopressor (p < 0.001); with intraventricular hemorrhage (≥ grade 3; p < 0.001); with histologic chorioamnionitis (p = 0.007); with severe lung disease (p = 0.046); and with decreasing GA (p < 0.001). A mathematical equation was proposed based on factors derived in this preliminary study for estimating the adjusted cortisol percentile. Frontline neonatologists could now access the equation on our Web site (http://www.sta.cuhk.edu.hk/pswong/ACortP.html) to calculate the adjusted cortisol percentile, which could potentially improve the interpretation of circulating cortisol in different clinical situations.
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- Pak C Ng
- Department of Pediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Where in the world is WALDO (Why Adrenal Levels Defy Observation)? Hemodynamic correlates of serum cortisol in neonates after cardiopulmonary bypass. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2011; 12:359-60. [PMID: 21637148 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e3181fe290d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To document preoperative and early postoperative serum cortisol levels among a group of neonates with complex congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery and to describe the relationship between serum cortisol and hemodynamic variables in the early postoperative period. DESIGN Prospective observational substudy conducted within a randomized controlled trial. SETTING Tertiary-care pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. PATIENTS : We consecutively enrolled neonates undergoing a modified Norwood procedure or repair of interrupted aortic arch with ventricular septal defect in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of triiodothyronine replacement. Methylprednisolone (30 mg/kg intravenously) was administered at anesthetic induction. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS We measured serum cortisol preoperatively and at 24 and 48 hrs postoperatively. Atrial filling pressures were documented 24 and 48 hrs after surgery. Oxygen consumption was measured and cardiac index was calculated 48 hrs after surgery. Spearman's correlation and linear regression were used to examine the relationship between serum cortisol and postoperative variables. Thirty-eight patients met eligibility criteria. Median serum cortisol levels 24 and 48 hrs postoperatively were 5.0 μg/dL (range 0.4-74.0) and 4.0 μg/dL (range 0.3-17.0), respectively (p = not significant). Greater atrial filling pressures were correlated with higher serum cortisol levels 24 hrs (r = .42, p = .019) and 48 hrs (r = .46, p = .022) after surgery. A lower cardiac index was correlated with higher serum cortisol levels 48 hrs postoperatively (r = -.49, p = .039), and this relationship remained significant after controlling for inotrope score, treatment with triiodothyronine, and atrial filling pressure in bivariate models. Systolic and diastolic BP did not correlate with serum cortisol at 24 or 48 hrs. CONCLUSIONS Serum cortisol levels were low in the majority of subjects, although a wide range was observed. Higher cortisol levels were associated with greater atrial filling pressures and a lower cardiac index. The relationship between serum cortisol and cardiovascular performance after cardiopulmonary bypass in infants warrants further evaluation.
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Neonatal asphyxia is associated with multi-organ hypoxia-ischemia and subsequent dysfunction. The cardiovascular system is frequently affected, causing signs of shock and complicating the neonatal circulatory transition. Hypothermia therapy can improve outcome from neonatal asphyxia without adversely affecting cardiovascular stability. Therapy directed at the cardiovascular system can improve short-term measures of systemic blood flow, but to date has not been demonstrated to improve long-term outcome.
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- Tina A Leone
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
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The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is essential for maintaining homeostasis in the fetus and newborn. A proportion of extremely preterm infants suffer from transient adrenocortical insufficiency of prematurity. Although these infants have suboptimal adrenocortical response to stress in the first week of life, the HPA axis adapts rapidly, and most exhibit an adequate response by day 14. An attenuated cortisol response in preterm infants might be protective against intracranial bleeding. Severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is a potent stimulus to the HPA axis. Chronic intrauterine hypoxemia can up-regulate the setpoint of the HPA axis and augments adrenal steroidogenic production, resulting in sustained elevation of circulating cortisol levels.
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Clinical characterization and long-term prognosis of neurological development in preterm infants with late-onset circulatory collapse. J Perinatol 2010; 30:751-6. [PMID: 20357811 PMCID: PMC2994595 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the risk factors for late-onset circulatory collapse (LCC) in preterm infants responsive to corticosteroid therapy and evaluate the long-term neurological prognosis. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective case-control study for preterm infants (≤32 weeks' gestation) admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit from 1994 through 2002. RESULT Sixty-five infants (11%) were diagnosed with LCC. Infants with a shorter gestation and lower birth weight had a higher incidence of LCC. LCC infants had a significantly lower 1-min Apgar score, significantly higher incidence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage, chronic lung disease, and postnatal periventricular leukomalacia, and significantly longer duration of ventilation use, oxygen use, and hospital stay. Somatic growth at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age was poorer in infants with LCC than without LCC (controls). LCC infants were significantly more likely than controls to have cerebral palsy at 3 years. CONCLUSION LCC is associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. Prevention of LCC can lead to improved neurological prognoses.
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Serum cortisol values, superior vena cava flow and illness severity scores in very low birth weight infants. J Perinatol 2010; 30:522-6. [PMID: 20336081 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recent evidence suggests that high cortisol concentrations are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Neonatal illness severity and mortality risk scores are reliable in predicting morbidity and mortality. The objectives were (i) to assess the correlation between serum cortisol levels and clinical assessment of multi-organ dysfunction/illness severity scores (CRIB II, SNAPPE-II and neonatal multiple organ dysfunction score (NEOMOD)) in first 24 h in VLBW infants and (ii) to assess the relationship between surrogates of end organ blood flow and serum cortisol levels. STUDY DESIGN A prospective observational cohort study. Neonates with birth weight <1500 g were eligible for enrollment. Echocardiography evaluation of superior vena cava (SVC) flow was carried out in the first 24 h life. Cortisol levels were measured simultaneously and appropriate clinical scores were calculated. RESULT A total of 54 VLBW neonates were enrolled following parental consent. Two patients were excluded because of congenital malformations. In 14 babies the cortisol value was not simultaneously obtained. The mean birth weight was 1.08 kg, mean gestational age was 27.8 weeks. There was a significant correlation between cortisol and NEOMOD score (P=0.006). There was no correlation between cortisol and CRIB II score (P=0.34), SVC flow (P=0.49) and mean arterial blood pressure respectively (P=0.35). CONCLUSION There was no correlation between SVC flow and cortisol values or between cortisol and mean blood pressure values. There was a significant correlation between cortisol levels and neonatal organ dysfunction score evaluated suggesting that stressed VLBW infants do mount a cortisol response.
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Stress and severity of illness in very low birth weight infants: what are we measuring? J Perinatol 2010; 30:503-4. [PMID: 20668463 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Both excess and insufficient levels of glucocorticoid in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants have been associated with adverse hospital outcomes, whereas excess glucocorticoid exposure has been associated with long-term adverse neurodevelopment. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between neonatal cortisol concentrations and long-term outcomes of growth and neurodevelopment. STUDY DESIGN As part of a multicenter randomized trial of hydrocortisone treatment for prophylaxis of relative adrenal insufficiency, cortisol concentrations were obtained at 12 to 48 h of postnatal age and at days 5 to 7 on 350 intubated ELBW infants, of whom 252 survived and returned for neurodevelopmental follow-up at 18 to 22 months corrected age. Cortisol values from each time point were divided into quartiles. Growth and neurodevelopmental outcome were compared for each quartile. RESULT Median cortisol value was 16.0 microg per 100 ml at baseline for all infants, and 13.1 microg per 100 ml on days 5 to 7 in the placebo group. Outcomes did not differ in each quartile between treatment and placebo groups. Low cortisol values at baseline or at days 5 to 7 were not associated with impaired growth or neurodevelopment at 18 to 22 months corrected age. High cortisol values were associated with an increase in cerebral palsy, related to the increased incidence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia. CONCLUSION Low cortisol concentrations were not predictive of adverse long-term outcomes. High cortisol concentrations, although predictive of short-term adverse outcomes such as IVH and periventricular leukomalacia, did not additionally predict adverse outcome. Further analysis into identifying factors that modulate cortisol concentrations shortly after birth could improve our ability to identify those infants who are most likely to benefit from treatment with hydrocortisone.
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Takizawa F, Kashimada K, Enomoto K, Miyai K, Ono M, Asada G, Shimizu J, Mizutani S. Two preterm infants with late onset circulatory collapse induced by levothyroxine sodium. Pediatr Int 2010; 52:e154-7. [PMID: 20723116 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2010.03072.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Fumihiko Takizawa
- Department of Neonatology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kamath BD, Fashaw L, Kinsella JP. Adrenal insufficiency in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr 2010; 156:495-497.e1. [PMID: 20056240 PMCID: PMC3594092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2009] [Revised: 10/08/2009] [Accepted: 10/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia frequently have catecholamine-unresponsive systemic hypotension and respiratory failure. We found that adrenal insufficiency frequently complicates the clinical course of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and was associated with increased severity of illness.
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