scholarly journals Meconium-related ileus in very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight infants: immediate and one-year postoperative outcomes

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hae-Young Kim ◽  
Soo-Hong Kim ◽  
Yong-Hoon Cho ◽  
Shin-Yun Byun ◽  
Young-Mi Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Postoperative Outcomes ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals ON THE SUBJECT OF MEDICAL/SOCIAL ASPECTS OF REHABILITATION FOR VERY-LOW-BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
A. V. Migali ◽  
K. A. Kazakova ◽  
Yu. S. Akoyev ◽  
V. M. Studenikin ◽  
M. A. Varichkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Intensive Therapy ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Team Care ◽  
Care Approach ◽  
Paroxysmal Disorders

Innovative technologies in the reanimation and intensive therapy permitted to improve the survival of premature infants, including those with extremely low birth weight infants. There are considered various issues of practical medical care for very-low-birth weight infants in the first three years of life. The special attention is given to patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). There is briefly presented the own authors’ experience of the observation for premature infants in conditions of a multidisciplinary team care approach. There were described such important aspects of the mentioned category of patients as neurodietology/nutritional rehabilitation, compliance with aseptic environmental conditions, the correction of visual and hearing impairment, treatment of neurological deficit, especially neuropharmacology, treatment of paroxysmal disorders and epilepsy.

scholarly journals Early motor repertoire in very low birth weight infants in India is associated with motor development at one year

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 918-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Adde ◽  
Niranjan Thomas ◽  
Hima B. John ◽  
Samuel Oommen ◽  
Randi Tynes Vågen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
One Year

Peritoneal dialysis in extremely and very low-birth-weight infants

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Burgmaier ◽  
Agnes Hackl ◽  
Rasmus Ehren ◽  
Angela Kribs ◽  
Mathias Burgmaier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Daily Cycles ◽  
Good Clinical Condition ◽  
Increasing Demand

The outcome of extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) and very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants has substantially improved in recent years. As acute kidney injury is frequent in these infants due to various risk factors, there is an increasing demand for renal replacement therapy in these patients. Data on that topic, however, are scarce. We review the available literature on that topic and report our experience on temporary dialysis in three extremely immature infants (two ELBW and one VLBW) with acute kidney failure. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) was performed for 19, 23, and 44 days until recovery of native renal function. At recent follow-up of 18 and 24 months, two patients are in good clinical condition with chronic kidney disease stages 1 and 4, respectively. One patient deceased at the age of 12 months due to secondary liver failure. The dialysis regimen applied in our study differed significantly from older infants with extremely short dwell times and accordingly high numbers of daily cycles. The use of rigid acute PD catheters was associated with less catheter-related complications (leakage, dislocation, and obstruction) as compared to ascites drainage catheters. In summary, PD was technically feasible and effective also in extremely immature infants, but frequent adjustments of dialysis regimens and high numbers of daily cycles posed immense efforts on both, parents and medical staff.

scholarly journals Outcome of primary peritoneal drainage in perforated necrotizing enterocolitis: an experience with 96 infants

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Abdul Rashid ◽  
Reyaz Ahmad Wani ◽  
Shafat Ahmad Tak ◽  
Omar Masood ◽  
Amat U. Samie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Exploratory Laparotomy ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Major Surgery ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Peritoneal Drainage

Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis is a life-threatening inflammation of neonatal intestine of multifactorial etiology. In early stages, medical management is considered; while as a transmural disease with pneumatosis or perforation needs surgical attention. Primary peritoneal drainage has evolved as an alternative to classic exploratory laparotomy especially in sick preterm and very low birth weight infants.Methods: In our study, we tried to employ primary peritoneal drainage as an initial intervention in all surgical necrotizing enterocolitis patients and analyzed the results and final outcome in terms of total days in neonatal intensive care unit, total parenteral nutrition days, days to start oral feeds, need for laparotomy, mortality and other complications.Results: Around one-third patients were either very low or extremely low birth weight and 80% patients were preterm. Primary peritoneal drainage was successful without need for laparotomy in around 65% of patients. In the rest 34 patients, 24 were subjected to rescue laparotomy, while 10 could not be stabilized for major surgery. Overall mortality was 29.16%.Conclusions: Early bedside primary peritoneal drainage can be employed in all cases of NEC with perforation with rescue laparotomy to be determined by subsequent monitoring. This strategy seems to be safe and cost-effective in a resource challenged set up and lifesaving in sick and extremely low birth weight infants.

scholarly journals Adiposity rebound in very-low-birth-weight infants

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Koryo Nakayama ◽  
Go Ichikawa ◽  
Junko Naganuma ◽  
Satomi Koyama ◽  
Osamu Arisaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Normal Birth ◽  
Adiposity Rebound ◽  
Repeated Measures Analysis ◽  
One Year ◽  
Medical University

Abstract Objectives Adiposity rebound (AR) refers to an increase in body mass index (BMI) after a nadir. Early AR, in which AR occurs earlier than five years old, is a risk factor for future obesity and metabolic syndrome, but has not been widely studied in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs). Methods The subjects were VLBWIs born in Dokkyo Medical University NICU from January 2008 to December 2010. Height and weight measured at birth and at intervals until seven years old were obtained from medical records. The lowest BMI after one year of age was used for the age of AR. The subjects were divided into those with early and normal AR (<5 and ≥5 years old). BMI percentile at age seven years was compared using the interquartile range (IQR). Changes in BMI were evaluated by repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results There were 38 early AR cases and 62 normal AR cases, giving a prevalence of early AR similar to that in infants with normal birth weight. BMI percentile at age seven years was significantly higher in early AR cases than in normal AR cases (44.6 [IQR: 21.0–79.2] vs. 14.4 [IQR: 3.8–40.8] kg/m2). Changes in BMI were also significantly higher in early AR cases (p=0.024 by ANOVA). Conclusions Early AR in VLBWIs is a predictor of future obesity.

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