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Choobdar FA, Vahedi Z, Mazouri A, Torkaman M, Khosravi N, Khalesi N, Soltani Z, Mohazzab A, Ashkanipour R. Safety and Efficacy of 2.5 mg and 1.25 mg Nebulized Salbutamol Compared with Placebo on Transient Tachypnea of the Newborns: A Triple-Blind Phase II/III Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2024. [PMID: 38687321 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2023.0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Background: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 2.5 and 1.25 mg nebulized salbutamol on Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) compared with placebo. Methods: We conducted a triple-blind, phase II/III parallel randomized controlled trial in two university-affiliated hospitals with neonatal intensive care units. Newborns with a confirmed diagnosis of TTN, with gestational age >35 weeks and gestational weight >2 kg were included. Cases of asphyxia, meconium aspiration syndrome, and persistent pulmonary hypertension were excluded. Ninety eligible patients were randomly allocated in three intervention groups (2.5 mg salbutamol, 1.25 mg salbutamol, and placebo), and a single-dose nebulized product was prescribed 6 hours after the birth. Safety outcomes included postintervention tachycardia, hyperglycemia, hypokalemia, and changes in blood pressure. To evaluate the efficacy, the duration of postintervention tachypnea, TTN clinical score, and clinical and paraclinical respiratory indices were assessed. Parents, Outcome assessors, and data analyzer were blind to the intervention. Results: There was no adverse reaction, including tachycardia, hypokalemia, and jitteriness. Both groups of salbutamol recipients showed significant improvement regarding respiratory rate, TTN clinical score, and oxygenation indices compared with the placebo (p-values <0.001). Nonstatistically significant higher hospital stay was observed in the placebo group. Single 2.5 mg salbutamol nebulization showed a little better outcome than the dose of 1.25 mg, although we could not find statistical superiority. Conclusion: The newly applied single high dose of 2.5 mg nebulized salbutamol is safe in treating TTN and leads to notable faster improvement of respiratory status without any considerable adverse reaction. Registry code: IRCT20190328043133N1.
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- Farhad Abolhasan Choobdar
- Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
- Firooz Abadi Hospital, and School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Akbar Abadi Clinical Research Development Unit (ShACRDU), School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
- Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mazaheryazdi M, Sharafi MA, Akbari M, Choobdar FA. Comparing Auditory Brain Stem Responses and Transient Otoacoustic Emissions in Premature Infants with Auditory Developmental Delay: Evidence of Temporary Auditory Neuropathy. Iran J Child Neurol 2023; 17:35-44. [PMID: 38074936 PMCID: PMC10704287 DOI: 10.22037/ijcn.v17i4.42882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Objectives Premature birth causes some permanent or temporary abnormalities in the hearing system of the newborn. Inadequate development of the central auditory nervous system and balance, as well as the delay in the formation of the nerve myelin, can be the cause of many hearing disorders, including permanent or temporary auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD). The present study aims to identify and understand developmental delay disorder in the hearing system of infants and investigate the possibility of temporary auditory neuropathy in infants. Materials & Methods In this comparative analytical study, twenty premature infants were randomly selected for hearing tests using auditory brainstem response and transient otoacoustic emissions at the time of discharge and three months after the first evaluation. The different components of these tests were analyzed and compared before and after developing the auditory system. Results The OAEs test showed a signal-to-noise ratio above six dB with appropriate amplitudes in all infants. The grand average waveform of the ABR showed a significant difference between the amplitudes of waves III and V before and after maturation in both ears (p<0.05). In addition, the absolute latency of waves, specifically III and V, showed a significant difference between the two assessment times (0.05). Conclusions The present study confirmed the occurrence of temporary ANSD or delayed maturation in premature infants following the lack of complete growth and myelination of auditory nerve fibers. There is a need to determine the hearing status of premature infants by frequent examinations and prevent any unnecessary prescription of amplifications.
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- Malihah Mazaheryazdi
- Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neonatology, Ali Asghar Children Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Choobdar FA, Shahhosseini P, Vahedi Z, Khosravi N, Khalesi N, Ghassemzadeh M. Comparison of the efficacy of inhaled versus infused milrinone in the management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in resource-limited settings: A randomized clinical trial. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023. [PMID: 37133219 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The standard treatment for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), which is not available in Iran. Consequently, other drugs, such as milrinone, are prescribed. So far, no study has investigated the effectiveness of inhaled milrinone in the management of PPHN. The present study aimed to improve the management of PPHN in the absence of iNO. METHODS In this randomized clinical trial, neonates with PPHN, admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Hazrat Ali-Asghar and Akbar-Abadi hospitals, were treated with intravenous dopamine infusion and randomly divided into two groups, receiving milrinone through inhalation or infusion rout. The neonates were evaluated by Doppler echocardiography, clinical examinations, and oxygen demand test. The neonates were also evaluated for the clinical symptoms and mortality in the follow-up. RESULTS A total of 31 infants, with a median age of 2 days (interquartile range = 4), were included in this study. There was a significant decrease in the peak systolic and mean pulmonary arterial pressure in both inhalation and infusion groups following milrinone administration, with no significant difference between the groups (p = 0.584 and p = 0.147, respectively). There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding the mean systolic blood pressure before and after treatment. Additionally, diastolic blood pressure was significantly lower in the infusion group after treatment (p = 0.020); however, the amount of reduction was not significantly different between the groups (p = 0.928). Overall, 83.9% of the participants achieved full recovery, 75% of whom were in the infusion group and 93.3% in the inhalation group (p = 0.186). CONCLUSION Milrinone inhalation can have similar effects to milrinone infusion as an adjunct treatment in the management of PPHN. Also, infusion and inhalation of milrinone showed similar safety.
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- Farhad Abolhasan Choobdar
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Subspecialty of Neonatal and perinatal medicine, Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Firouzabadi Hospital, Subspecialty of Neonatal and perinatal medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Subspecialty of Neonatal and perinatal medicine, Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Subspecialty of Neonatal and perinatal medicine, Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Hakim Children's Hospital, Subspecialty of Neonatal and perinatal medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Choobdar FA, Ghassemzadeh M, Aslanbeigi F, Attarian M, Robatmeili L, Rahimian H, Aski BH, Anari AM. Association of lower vitamin a levels in neonates and their mothers with increased risk of neonatal late-onset sepsis: A case-control study. J Mother Child 2022; 26:78-86. [PMID: 36803946 PMCID: PMC10032317 DOI: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20222601.d-22-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND In developing countries, neonatal sepsis is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity. Vitamin A deficiency also affects the immune system severely and is associated with various neonatal infections. We aimed to compare maternal and neonatal vitamin A levels among neonates with and without late-onset sepsis. MATERIAL AND METHODS 40 eligible infants were entered into this case-control study according to inclusion criteria. The case group included 20 term or near-term infants who had late-onset neonatal sepsis from three to seven days of life. The control group consisted of 20 term or near-term infants who were icteric hospitalized neonates without sepsis. Demographic, clinical and paraclinical features, as well as neonatal and maternal vitamin A levels, were compared between the two groups. RESULTS The average gestational age of the neonates was 37.1 ± 1.2, ranging from 35 to 39 days. There was a significant difference between the septic and non-septic groups in terms of white blood cell and neutrophil count, C-reactive protein, and neonatal and maternal vitamin A levels. A Spearman correlation analysis showed a significant direct correlation among maternal and neonatal vitamin A levels (correlation coefficient = 0.507; P-value = 0.001). Multivariate regression analysis showed that neonates' vitamin A level had a significant direct association with sepsis (OR: 0.541; P-value=0.017). CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrated the association of lower vitamin A levels in neonates and their mothers with an increased risk of late-onset sepsis, which emphasizes the importance of the consideration of vitamin A level evaluation and its appropriate neonatal and maternal supplementation.
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- Farhad Abolhasan Choobdar
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Hazrat e Ali Asghar Pediatric Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Dr.Shariati general Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Jalal Al-Ahmad Ave, Tehran, Iran
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- Firoozgar General Hospital related to Iran University of Medical Sciences Kashan, Iran
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- Firoozgar General Hospital related to Iran University of Medical Sciences Kashan, Iran
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- Firoozgar General Hospital related to Iran University of Medical Sciences Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Hazrat e Ali Asghar Pediatric Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Hazrat e Ali Asghar Pediatric Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Mazaheryazdi M, Akbari M, Abolhasan Choobdar F. Auditory and speech development in a 3-year-old boy with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. AVR 2021. [DOI: 10.18502/avr.v30i2.6099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) in the auditory neural pathway can affect the auditory and speech development of children. Since the symptoms and complications of this disorder are similar in different children, hearing management and rehabilitation can help with better development of speech/ language and hearing perception in children with ANSD.
The Case: In this study, the case was a one-yearold boy with ANSD and mild to moderate highfrequency sensorineural hearing loss. He first underwent various audiological examinations. Then, an aural rehabilitation program containing different auditory information and games was provided to him, his family, and caregiver at their home and in the rehabilitation center.
Conclusion: Although auditory neuropathy/ dissynchrony in the auditory neural pathway has negative effect on the auditory and speech development, but the children with ANSD can use different inputs for language comprehension and acquisition if they receive effective education, especially auditory training at an earlier age.
Keywords: Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder; speech perception; auditory training
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Haghighi Aski B, Manafi Anari A, Abolhasan Choobdar F, Zareh Mahmoudabadi R, Sakhaei M. Cardiac abnormalities due to multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with Covid-19 among children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc 2021; 33:100764. [PMID: 33778151 PMCID: PMC7983575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac defects due to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) have been abundantly reported leading high morbidity among children affected by Covid-19. We aimed to systematically assess the incidence of such cardiac abnormalities due to MIS-C in children suffering Covid-19. METHODS The manuscript databases including Medline, Web of knowledge, Google scholar, Scopus, and Cochrane were deeply searched by the two blinded investigators for all eligible studies based on the relevant keywords. The risk of bias for each study was assessed according to QUADAS-2 tool. Statistical analysis was performed using the Comprehensive Meta Analysis (CMA) software. RESULTS In final, 21 articles (including 916 children) were eligible for the final analysis that all yielded good quality and none of the citation was determined to have high risk of bias. Considering studies focusing different cardiac abnormalities related to MIS-C yielded a pooled prevalence of 38.0% for significant left ventricular dysfunction, 20.0% for coronary aneurism or dilatation, 28.1% for ECG abnormalities or cardiac arrhythmias, 33.3% for raised serum troponin level and 43.6% for raised proBNP/BNP level. CONCLUSION Although cardiac abnormalities among children suffering Covid-19 are uncommon, in the context of the MIS-C can be common and therefore potentially serious and life threatening.
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- Behzad Haghighi Aski
- Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Firuzabadi Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sayyahfar S, Choobdar FA, Mashayekhi M, Jazi FM. Successful Management of Pan-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Meningitis without Intrathecal or Intraventricular Antibiotic Therapy in a Neonate. Infect Chemother 2020; 53:146-150. [PMID: 32869561 PMCID: PMC8032910 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2020.0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important etiologies of nosocomial infections in recent years mainly because of increasing in frequency of multidrug and pan-resistant pathogens. Meningitis caused by this organism is a dilemma; because polymyxins are the only effective antibiotics against pan-resistant serotypes, but have poor penetration via blood brain barrier; however, it has still remained uncertain whether the intravenous therapy with these agents is an effective treatment with the sufficient concentration of the drug in the cerebrospinal fluid. Herein, we report a neonate who suffered from pan-resistant A. baumannii nosocomial meningitis successfully treated with intravenous colistin combined with meropenem and rifampin. It seems that intravenous colistin at least in combination with rifampin and meropenem might be considered as an option to try in patients in whom daily intrathecal injection or insertion of intraventricular device is not possible.
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- Shirin Sayyahfar
- Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Khalesi N, Choobdar FA, Khorasani M, Sarvi F, Haghighi Aski B, Khodadost M. Accuracy of oxygen saturation index in determining the severity of respiratory failure among preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019; 34:2334-2339. [PMID: 31537144 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1666363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the severity of respiratory failure among newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), oxygenation index (OI) has been implemented. In the present study, we assessed the accuracy of oxygen saturation index (OSI) in determining the severity of respiratory failure. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in the NICUs of two Iranian Hospitals (Tehran, Iran) in 2018. Preterm neonates with RDS entered the study. Immediately after admission, the severity of RDS was determined based on RDS scoring system. Then, 2 CC of arterial blood was withdrawn and sent to laboratory determining blood gases. Simultaneously, the level of peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) was read using pulse oximeter and recorded. OI and OSI were measured using the formulae. Receiver Operating Characteristic curve, Kappa agreement coefficient and accuracy, sensitivity and specificity was used to compare the OI and OSI results. RESULTS In the study, 95 neonates were considered. Based on ROC curves, the appropriate cut off with AUC = 0.99 for severe respiratory failure was OSI >8. The sensitivity, specificity, negative predicted value, and positive predicted value for the OSI Cut off >8 were 100, 98, 0.97 and 100%, respectively. The overall accuracy and Kappa agreement between OSI and OI was 0.96 and 0.98%, respectively. CONCLUSION Our results showed that OSI with high sensitivity, specificity values could predict the severity of respiratory failure in preterm neonates with RDS.
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- Nasrin Khalesi
- Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Children Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran.,Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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