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Sokou R, Parastatidou S, Konstantinidi A, Tsantes AG, Iacovidou N, Piovani D, Bonovas S, Tsantes AE. Bleeding Scoring Systems in Neonates: A Systematic Review. Semin Thromb Hemost 2024; 50:620-637. [PMID: 38016650 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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We conducted a systematic review aiming to summarize the data on the current hemorrhage prediction models and evaluate their potential for generalized application in the neonatal population. The electronic databases PubMed and Scopus were searched, up to September 20, 2023, for studies that focused on development and/or validation of a prediction model for bleeding risk in neonates, and described the process of model building. Nineteen studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the present review. Eighteen bleeding risk prediction models in the neonatal population were identified, four of which were internally validated, one temporally and one externally validated. The existing prediction models for neonatal hemorrhage are mostly based on clinical variables and do not take into account the clinical course and hemostatic profile of the neonates. Most studies aimed at predicting the risk of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) reflecting the fact that IVH is the most frequent and serious bleeding complication in preterm neonates. A justification for the study sample size for developing the prediction model was given only by one study. Prediction and stratification of risk of hemorrhage in neonates is yet to be optimized. To this end, qualitative standards for model development need to be further improved. The assessment of the risk of bleeding incorporating platelet count, coagulation parameters, and a set of relevant clinical variables is crucial. Large, rigorous, collaborative cohort studies are warranted to develop a robust prediction model to inform the need for transfusion, which is a fundamental step towards personalized transfusion therapy in neonates.
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- Rozeta Sokou
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, "Agios Panteleimon" General Hospital of Nikea, Piraeus, Greece
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- Laboratory of Haematology and Blood Bank Unit, "Attiko" Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Neonatal Department, Aretaeio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Haematology and Blood Bank Unit, "Attiko" Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Liu J. Ultrasound diagnosis and grading criteria of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023; 36:2206943. [PMID: 37142428 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2206943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Background: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a common critical lung disease in newborn infants, especially those in premature infants with higher mortality rate. Early and correct diagnosis is the key to improve its prognosis. Previously, the diagnosis of RDS mainly relied on chest X-ray (CXR) findings, and it has been graded into four stages based on the progression and severity of CXR changes. This traditional diagnosing and grading method may lead to high misdiagnosis rate or delayed diagnosis. Recently, using ultrasound to diagnose neonatal lung diseases and RDS is becoming increasingly popular, and the technology is gaining higher sensitivity and higher specificity. The management of RDS under lung ultrasound (LUS) monitoring has achieved significant results, reducing the misdiagnosis rate of RDS, thereby reducing the probability of mechanical ventilation and the use of exogenous pulmonary surfactant, and making the success rate of treatment of RDS up to 100%.Objective: The purpose of the article was to introduce the ultrasound grading methods and criteria of RDS, in order to promote the application of LUS in the diagnosis and treatment of RDS.Methods: Literature (in English and Chinese) on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of neonatal RDS between 2008 and 2022 was selected for inclusion in this study.Results: From the collected literature, the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of RDS is increasing, and people's understanding of the ultrasound imaging findings of RDS is also changing. Among them, the research on ultrasound grading of RDS is the latest progress.Conclusion: Ultrasound is accurate and reliable in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of RDS. It is of great clinical value to master the ultrasound diagnosis and grading criteria of RDS.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Xin H, Wang L, Hao W, Hu H, Li H, Liu B. Lung Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2023; 42:713-721. [PMID: 36106717 DOI: 10.1002/jum.16097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of bedside lung ultrasound (LUS) and LUS scores in the evaluating and grading of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS). METHODS We performed a prospective study on 80 children with suspected NRDS. Infants with a PaO2 -to-FiO2 ratio of <200, 200-300, and >300 mmHg were categorized as the "severe-NRDS group," "mild-NRDS group," and "non-NRDS group," respectively. Left and right lungs were divided into six areas, respectively. For each lung area, a 0- to 3-point score was given. RESULTS The most common ultrasonic signs of NRDS include bilateral coalescent B-lines, thickened pleural line, and white lung without spared areas. Moreover, different LUS scores among non-NRDS, mild-NRDS, and severe-NRDS groups were identified (6.00 ± 4.033, 25.82 ± 3.778 and 27.90 ± 4.071, respectively; P < .05). When the cutoff value of LUS score was selected as 13 for the differentiation of non-NRDS from NRDS, the sensitivity and specificity were 96.9% and 93.3%, respectively, and the area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristics (ROC) was 0.938 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-1.00). With a cutoff value of 26.5 for the differentiation between mild- and severe-ARDS, the AUC of ROC curve of the LUS score was 0.707 (95% CI, 0.58-0.83). Similar results were revealed as those with chest X-ray. CONCLUSION This study showed that LUS and LUS scores complement each other, and are highly reliable and efficient in bedside radiological diagnostic investigations in newborns with NRDS.
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- Hua Xin
- Department of Ultrasonography, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Geriatric Respiratory, The First Affilliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatments, Dezhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- School of Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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Liu J, Chi JH, Lu ZL, Fu W. The specific signs of lung ultrasound to diagnose pulmonary hemorrhage of the newborns: Evidence from a multicenter retrospective case-control study. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1090332. [PMID: 36743886 PMCID: PMC9890160 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1090332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) is one kind of critical lung diseases in newborn infants, which is the most difficult one to be diagnosed by ultrasound. This study was to investigate the specific ultrasonic signs of PH in order to better diagnose neonatal PH by using lung ultrasound (LUS). METHODS A total 168 newborn infants were enrolled in this study, which included PH, pneumonia, meconium aspiration syndrome, and newborns without lung diseases, there were 42 cases in each group. In a quiet state, infants were placed in the supine, lateral or prone position for the examination. Each lung was divided into the anterior, lateral and posterior regions, then each region of both lungs was scanned with the probe perpendicular to the ribs or parallel to the Intercostal spaces. RESULTS The major results showed that: (1) the common LUS manifestation of PH includes lung consolidation, air bronchograms, fluid bronchograms, pleural effusion, shred signs, pleural line abnormality and B-lines, while fibrin deposition sign is a rare sign of PH. (2) Co-existing of lung consolidation with fluid bronchograms and pleural effusion is the specific sign of PH with a sensitivity of 81.0%, specificity of 98.4% and the positive predictive value (PPV) was 94.4%. (3) Fibrin deposition sign is an uncommon specific LUS sign of PH with a sensitivity 28.6%, specificity of 100% and the PPV was 100%. (4) Nine patients (21.4%) were diagnosed with PH based on ultrasound findings before oronasal bleeding. (5) The survival rate of infants with PH was 100% in this study. CONCLUSION LUS is helpful for the early diagnosis of neonatal PH and may therefore improve the prognosis. The lung consolidation with fluid bronchograms and pleural effusion as well as fibrin deposition sign are specific to diagnose PH by using LUS.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, the Seventh Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chaoyang District Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chaoyang District Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wu Y, Zhao S, Yang X, Yang C, Shi Z, Liu Q, Wang Y, Qin M, Zhang L. Ultrasound Lung Image under Artificial Intelligence Algorithm in Diagnosis of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:1817341. [PMID: 35387221 PMCID: PMC8977311 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1817341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In order to analyze the application of ultrasonic lung imaging diagnosis model based on artificial intelligence algorithm in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), an ultrasonic lung imaging diagnosis model based on a deep residual network (DRN) was proposed. In this study, 90 premature infants in the hospital were selected as the research object and divided into the experimental group (45 cases) and control group (45 cases) according to whether or not they have NRDS. DRN was compared with the deep residual network (DRWSR) based on wavelet domain, deep residual network detection with normalization framework (Fisher-DRN), and distorted image edge detection preprocessor (DIEDP). Then, it was applied to the diagnosis of NRDS. The clinical data and ultrasound imaging results of infants with NRDS and ordinary premature infants were compared. The results showed that the gestational age, birth weight, and Apgar scores of the NRDS group were remarkably lower than those of ordinary children (P < 0.05). In addition, the segmentation accuracy, image feature extraction accuracy, algorithm convergence, and time loss of the DRN algorithm were better than the other three algorithms, and the differences were considerable (P < 0.05). In children with NRDS, the positive rate of abnormal pleural line, disappearance of A line, appearance of B line, and alveolar interstitial syndrome (AIS) test in the results of lung ultrasound examination in children with NRDS were all 100%. The lung consolidation became 70.8%, and the white lung-like change was 50.1%, both of which were higher than those of ordinary preterm infants, and the differences were considerable (P < 0.05). The diagnostic model of this study predicted that the AUC area of grade 1-2, grade 2-3, and grade 3-4 NRDS were 0.962, 0.881, and 0.902, respectively. To sum up, the ultrasound lung imaging diagnosis model based on the DRN algorithm had good diagnostic performance in children with NRDS and can provide useful information for clinical NRDS diagnosis and treatment.
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- Yuhan Wu
- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Caidian District People's Hospital of Wuhan, Hubei Province 430100, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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Barnes ME, Feeney E, Duncan A, Jassim S, MacNamara H, O’Hara J, Refila B, Allen J, McCollum D, Meehan J, Mullaly R, O’Cathain N, Roche E, Molloy EJ. Pulmonary haemorrhage in neonates: Systematic review of management. Acta Paediatr 2022; 111:236-244. [PMID: 34582587 DOI: 10.1111/apa.16127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM Pulmonary haemorrhage (PH) is an acute catastrophic event with low incidence yet high mortality among neonates. We aimed to systematically review the management of PH. METHODS A search was carried out of the PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases according to the PRISMA guidelines. Data were extracted on study design and size, patient demographics, primary and adjunctive treatment methods, and treatment outcomes. RESULTS Sixteen studies with 385 newborn infants were included and were significantly heterogeneous regarding treatment methods. Primary treatments included surfactant, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), epinephrine, coagulopathy management, intermittent positive pressure ventilation, cocaine and tolazoline. Adjunctive treatment methods included blood products, HFOV, increased positive end-expiratory pressure, vitamin K, surfactant, adrenaline, vasopressors and inotropes. All five studies using surfactant as primary treatment were effective in improving oxygenation index measures and preventing recurrence of PH, and three studies found no association between surfactant and death or long-term disability. Ventilatory support, epinephrine, management of coagulopathy and tolazoline were all found to be effective primary treatments for PH. CONCLUSION There are several effective methods of managing PH in neonates. Further understanding of the aetiology of PH and ongoing research will allow future prevention and improvements in management of PH.
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- Melissa E. Barnes
- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)Trinity College Dublin & Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC) Dublin Ireland
- Children’s Hospital Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)Trinity College Dublin & Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC) Dublin Ireland
- Children’s Hospital Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)Trinity College Dublin & Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC) Dublin Ireland
- Children’s Hospital Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght Dublin Ireland
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- Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)Trinity College Dublin & Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC) Dublin Ireland
- Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)Trinity College Dublin & Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC) Dublin Ireland
- Children’s Hospital Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght Dublin Ireland
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- Discipline of Paediatrics Trinity Collegethe University of Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)Trinity College Dublin & Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC) Dublin Ireland
- Children’s Hospital Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght Dublin Ireland
- Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital Dublin Ireland
- Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TTMI)TCD Dublin Ireland
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Liu J, Fu W, Qin SJ. Lung ultrasound to guide the administration of exogenous pulmonary surfactant in respiratory distress syndrome of newborn infants: A retrospective investigation study. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:952315. [PMID: 36340730 PMCID: PMC9635001 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.952315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a common disease that seriously endangers the life and safety of newborns, especially premature infants. Exogenous pulmonary surfactant (PS) is the specific agent for the treatment of neonatal RDS. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been successfully used in the diagnosis of RDS, but its value in guiding the application of PS is still unclear. This paper explored whether the application of PS under LUS monitoring has some advantages, including (1) decreasing the misdiagnosis rate of RDS and decreasing probability of using PS, and (2) reducing the dose of PS without reducing the therapeutic effect. METHODS This study included two parts. Part 1: To decide whether the LUS is good to differentiate RDS from other lung diseases in the premature infants. All patients who were diagnosed with RDS and required PS treatment based on conventional criteria were routinely examined by LUS. Then, according to LUS findings, we decided whether they needed to receive PS treatment. Part 2: To see the dose reduction of surfactant is applicable. In RDS patients diagnosed based on LUS presentation and treated with Curosurf (Chiesi Pharmaceutical, Parma, Italy), the dose of Curosurf was compared with that recommended by the European RDS management guidelines. RESULTS (1) Since March 2017, 385 newborn infants admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit met the traditional diagnostic criteria of RDS. Of these, only 269 cases were diagnosed with RDS and needed PS treatment according to LUS manifestations. The other 116 infants who did not meet the criteria for ultrasound diagnosis of RDS did not receive PS supplementation but obtained good outcomes, that is LUS findings decreased a misdiagnosis rate of RDS by 30.1% and subsequently resulted in a 30.1% reduction in PS use. (2) Among the 269 RDS patients diagnosed based on LUS findings, 148 were treated with Curosurf (another 121 RDS infants who received domestic PS treatment were not included in the study group), and the average dose was 105.4 ± 24.3 mg/kg per time, which is significantly lower than the dose of 200 mg/kg per time recommended by the European RDS guidelines. (3) The mortality rate of RDS patients was 0%, and no patients had ventilator-associated pneumonia or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in this study. CONCLUSION LUS can decrease the misdiagnosis rate of RDS, thereby decreasing the probability of using PS and decreasing the dose of PS, and can help RDS infants to achieve better outcomes.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chaoyang District Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chaoyang District Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Beijing, China
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Silva RMMD, Zilly A, Ferreira H, Pancieri L, Pina JC, Mello DFD. Factors related to duration of hospitalization and death in premature newborns. Rev Esc Enferm USP 2021; 55:e03704. [PMID: 34037200 DOI: 10.1590/s1980-220x2019034103704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze factors related to prolonged hospitalization and death in premature newborns in a border region. METHOD Cross-sectional study, with retrospective data collection, which analyzed 951 medical records of premature newborns hospitalized between 2013 and 2017. The independent variables were maternal age, nationality, prenatal appointments, maternal intercurrences, gestational age, weight at birth, Apgar, complications; the dependent variables were days of hospitalization, discharge, death, and transference. The tests Pearson Chi-squared and Fisher's Exact were employed. RESULTS Premature birth amounted to 10.3%; out of these, 43.3% were hospitalized. The prevalence of mortality was 21.3%. Few prenatal appointments, maternal intercurrences, low fifth minute Apgar, and the baby's health complications increased days of hospitalization. Lower weight and gestational age, low Apgar and complications with the baby increased death. CONCLUSION Understanding hospitalization aspects enabled the identification of factors that lead to complications to the premature newborn, which are relevant to efforts to overcome unfavorable outcomes and face challenges posed by the sequels throughout life. The integration between countries and their borders is a notorious condition to accelerate care processes and promote better outcomes.
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Campus de Foz do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Campus de Foz do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno e Infantil e Saúde Pública, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Enfermagem, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno e Infantil e Saúde Pública, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Chung SH, Kim CY, Lee BS. Congenital Anomalies in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Neonatology 2020; 117:584-591. [PMID: 32772029 DOI: 10.1159/000509117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Management of newborn infants with congenital anomalies is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary approach. The prevalence of congenital anomalies in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs; birth weight <1,500 g) has been rarely reported. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of congenital anomalies in VLBWIs and the association with early mortality and major morbidities. STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort study was performed using data collected from 70 centers registered in the Korean Neonatal Network. Data from the VLBWIs with major congenital anomalies (n = 289) and the controls (n = 867), selected by 1:3 frequency matching for gestational age, were compared. RESULTS The overall prevalence of major congenital anomalies in VLBWIs was 34.9 per 1,000 live births (289/8,156). The top 2 ranked subgroups of congenital anomalies were the digestive system (31.7%) and congenital heart defects (27.7%), followed by chromosomal anomalies, genitourinary tract defect, central nervous system, other anomalies, undefined, and respiratory system. The group with congenital anomalies had a higher mortality (40.7%) than the control group (11.1%). Each subgroup of congenital anomalies, except for chromosomal anomalies, increased the risk of mortality, with the highest odds ratio associated with "other" anomalies, which includes hydrops fetalis and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. In the multivariate analysis, congenital anomaly was a risk factor for mortality, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and severe-grade intraventricular hemorrhage. VLBWIs with congenital anomaly demonstrated impaired in-hospital growth as compared with the control group. CONCLUSION Congenital anomaly increased the risk of in-hospital mortality and was associated with short-term neonatal morbidities in the VLBWIs.
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- Sung-Hoon Chung
- Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea,
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Huang J, Lin XZ. [Clinical features and prognosis of meconium aspiration syndrome complicated by pulmonary hemorrhage in neonates]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2019; 21:1059-1063. [PMID: 31753084 PMCID: PMC7389296 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2019.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the clinical features and prognosis of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) complicated by neonatal pulmonary hemorrhage (NPH) in neonates. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 45 neonates with MAS complicated by NPH who were admitted to the hospital from December 2015 to December 2018 (observation group). Ninety neonates with MAS who were hospitalized during the same period of time and had no pulmonary hemorrhage were enrolled as the control group. The two groups were compared in terms of clinical features and prognosis. RESULTS The observation group had a significantly lower 1-minute Apgar score after birth than the control group (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the observation group had significantly higher incidence rates of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, air leak syndrome and shock and a higher rate of use of pulmonary surfactant (P<0.05), as well as higher levels of C-reactive protein and oxygen index (OI) (P<0.01). In the early diagnosis of NPH, OI had a sensitivity of 80.0%, a specificity of 96.7%, and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.959 (95% confidence interval: 0.929-0.988, P<0.001) at the cut-off value of 10.05. For the children who were cured and discharged, the observation group had significantly longer duration of ventilation, duration of oxygen inhalation and length of hospital stay than the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Neonates with MAS complicated by NPH tend to have a longer duration of ventilation and higher incidence rates of air leak syndrome and shock. OI may be used as an index for the early diagnosis of MAS complicated by NPH.
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- Jing Huang
- Department of Neonatology, Xiamen Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China.
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