A 7-Year Report of Spectrum of Inborn Errors of Metabolism on Full-Term and Premature Infants in a Chinese Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Troponin T and I can be found within the myocardial filaments. Measuring these cardiac troponin levels in full-term newborns and premature infants has not become a common practice in the neonatal intensive care unit and newborn nurseries. Research studies are discovering that an elevation in troponin T and I levels can be directly correlated with the severity of the infant’s illness, and it can be potentially prognostic of morbidity. This literature analysis discusses what can be considered normal cardiac troponin levels along with what elevated levels are and possible conditions associated with those elevations.

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Inborn Errors of Immunity in the Premature Infant: Challenges in Recognition and Diagnosis

Frontiers in Immunology ◽

10.3389/fimmu.2021.758373 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Scott M. Gordon ◽

Amy E. O’Connell

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Premature Infant ◽

Preterm Infants ◽

Premature Infants ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Inborn Errors ◽

Inborn Errors Of Immunity

Due to heightened awareness and advanced genetic tools, inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are increasingly recognized in children. However, diagnosing of IEI in premature infants is challenging and, subsequently, reports of IEI in premature infants remain rare. This review focuses on how common disorders of prematurity, such as sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, can clinically overlap with presenting signs of IEI. We present four recent cases from a single neonatal intensive care unit that highlight diagnostic dilemmas facing neonatologists and clinical immunologists when considering IEI in preterm infants. Finally, we present a conceptual framework for when to consider IEI in premature infants and a guide to initial workup of premature infants suspected of having IEI.

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Impact of inborn errors of metabolism on admission in a neonatal intensive care unit: a 4-year report

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1515/jpem-2013-0021 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 26 (7-8) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Meng Meng ◽

Yu-Ping Zhang

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Inborn Errors Of Metabolism ◽

Inborn Errors

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Using a behavior analytics approach to change nursing care of extremely premature infants: A pilot study

Journal of Nursing Education and Practice ◽

10.5430/jnep.v9n5p14 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 14

Author(s):

Jenn Gonya ◽

Jessica Niski ◽

Nicole Cistone

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Premature Infant ◽

Premature Infants ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Extremely Premature Infant

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is, inherently, a trauma environment for the extremely premature infant. This trauma is often exacerbated by nurse caregiving practices that can be modified and still remain effective. Our study explored how behavior analytics could be used to implement an intervention known as Care by Cues and how the intervention might, ultimately, impact infant physiologic stability.

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