The influence of high altitudes on the electrical activity of the heart. I. Electrocardiographic and vectocardiographic observations in the newborn, infants, and children

1960 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dante Peñaloza ◽  
Raúl Gamboa ◽  
Juan Dyer ◽  
Max Echevarría ◽  
Emilio Marticorena
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Activity ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
High Altitudes

scholarly journals Follow-up of Newborns, Infants, and Children with Sepsis

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. e38-e41
Author(s):  
P. Dahlem ◽  
P. Biggar
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rates ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Follow Up Studies ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Considerable Impact

AbstractMortality in newborn infants and children with sepsis is high with survival rates of generally more than 50% in recent studies. Longitudinal follow-up studies have the potential to reveal short-term and lifelong physical, mental, and psychological sequelae. Although no comprehensive follow-up research has yet been performed, a small number of follow-up studies have shown that there is a considerable impact on the patients' lives and their families after hospital discharge. Health-related quality of life also seems to be affected; however, it does not correlate with severity of sepsis or handicap per se. Prematurely born infants, who can develop sequelae directly attributable to prematurity and its consequences, suffer differently from sepsis-related lifelong sequelae compared with older children. Fortunately, time may heal some wounds due to the effect of growth in children. In future, large centers should establish structural follow-up programs for clinical and research purposes to learn more about the needs of affected children and their families.

Questions About Hypertension

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-139
Author(s):  
Michael D. Bailie
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Health Maintenance

The commentary "The Pediatrician and Hypertension"1 emphasized a most important but still much ignored aspect of health maintenance of children. I feel that two points need to be emphasized further. First, physicians measuring blood pressure in children should be aware that the three sizes of cuff normally available for newborn, infants, and children may be inadequate and could potentially lead to an overestimation of the blood pressure. This situation arises because the bladder is frequently too short and not because it is too narrow.

scholarly journals Pulmonary surfactant in newborn infants and children

Breathe ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 476-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mallinath Chakraborty ◽  
Sailesh Kotecha
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Surfactant ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Infants And Children

Thyroxine-Binding Globulin, Triiodothyronine, Thyroxine and Thyrotropin in Newborn Infants and Children

1978 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 58-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Stubbe ◽  
J. Gatz ◽  
P. Heidemann ◽  
A. Mühlen ◽  
R. Hesch
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Thyroxine Binding Globulin

scholarly journals Reference values for diaphragm electrical activity (Edi) in newborn infants

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varappriyangga Gurumahan ◽  
Sriganesh Thavalingam ◽  
Tim Schindler ◽  
John Smyth ◽  
Kei Lui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Activity ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Feeding Tube ◽  
Respiratory Support ◽  
Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist ◽  
Term Infants ◽  
Term Neonates ◽  
Diaphragm Electrical Activity ◽  
The Mean

Background: Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) is an emerging mode of respiratory support that uses the electrical activity of the diaphragm (Edi) to provide synchronised inspiratory pressure support, proportional to an infant’s changing inspiratory effort. Data on Edi reference values for neonates are limited. The objective of this study was to establish reference Edi values for preterm and term neonates. Methods: This was a prospective observational study of newborn infants breathing spontaneously in room air. The Edi signal was monitored by a specialised intragastric feeding tube with embedded electrodes positioned at the level of the diaphragm. Edi minimums and peaks were recorded continuously for four hours. Results: 24 newborn infants (16 preterm [<37 weeks’ gestation]; 8 term) were studied. All infants were breathing comfortably in room air at the time of study. Edi data were successfully captured in all infants. The mean (±SD) Edi minimum was 3.02 (±0.94) µV and the mean Edi peak was 10.13 (±3.50) µV. In preterm infants the mean (±SD) Edi minimum was 3.05 (±0.91) µV and the mean Edi peak was 9.36 (±2.13) µV. In term infants the mean (±SD) Edi minimum was 2.97 (±1.05) µV and the mean Edi peak was 11.66 (±5.14) µV. Conclusion: Reference Edi values were established for both preterm and term neonates. These values can be used as a guide when using diaphragm-triggered modes on respiratory support in newborn infants.

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