Growth of preterm newborn infants

[Growth of preterm newborn infants].

* Professor titular de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP. Ao final do século XIX e início do século XX, Stephane Tarnier (1828-1897) e seu aluno Pierre Budin (18461907), ambos obstetras atuando no L ́Hôpital Maternité de Paris, ocupavam-se da sistematização dos cuidados com os recém-nascidos pré-termo1. Em suas lições, cuja le...

Editorial Brain Injury in Preterm Newborn Infants

Central Lines in Preterm Newborn Infants

Glucose regulation in preterm newborn infants.

After birth, continuous transplacental transfer of glucose is interrupted. Neonates have to provide brain and vital organs with sufficient glucose. In term newborn infants, this is accomplished through well-coordinated hormonal and metabolic adaptive changes. During the first week of life, preterm infants are at high risk of abnormal glucose homeostasis. They are at risk of hypoglycemia due to ...

Intracranial Serratia infection in preterm newborn infants.

Four cases of cerebral Serratia infection in preterm infants were diagnosed with the aid of real-time sector sonography. Three cases had brain abscesses and one case had ventriculitis. In two cases brain abscesses had ruptured into the ventricles. Serratia brain abscess was common in our series of brain abscesses. Sonographic patterns of cerebritis, abscess formation, and ventriculitis correlat...