Background Cyclooxygenase inhibitors are commonly used in infants with patent ductus
arteriosus (PDA), but the benefit of these drugs is uncertain. Methods In this multicenter …

Background An important factor in worldwide neonatal mortality is the deficiency in neonatal
resuscitation skills among trained professionals.'Helping Babies Breathe'(HBB) is a …

Cardiac biomarkers are used to identify cardiac disease in term and preterm infants. This
review discusses the roles of natriuretic peptides and cardiac troponins. Natriuretic peptide …

Despite modern perinatal intensive care techniques, chronic lung disease remains a
problem in preterm-born infants. The most commonly and almost exclusively prescribed …

Synthetic glucocorticoids are administered to pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery, to
enhance fetal lung maturation. The benefit of this treatment is well established, however …

Objective To investigate if antenatal glucocorticoid treatment has an effect on hippocampal
histology of the human preterm newborn. Patients and Methods Included were consecutive …

The intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the most technically advanced environments in
healthcare, using a multitude of medical devices for drug administration, mechanical …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a useful
biomarker in evaluating the course of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn …

The glucocorticoid dexamethasone (Dex) is widely used in preterm infants for the prevention
of chronic lung disease. However, major concern has arisen about the long-term sequelae …

Neonatal glucocorticoid (GC) treatment is used to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia
(BPD) in prematurely born babies. In the 1990s, treatment regimens with relatively high …