background: morbidity and mortality of preterm babies are important issues in perinatal medicine. in developed countries, preterm delivery is the cause of about 70% of mortality and 75% of morbidity in the neonatal period, respectively. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for preterm labor and the outcomes, in terms of perinatal mortality and morbidity at the time...

introduction : intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (i-i/r) is an insult associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards). herein we evaluate the dose-response effect of low-level laser therapy (lllt) on lung inflammation induced by i-i/r. methods : mice were subjected to mesenteric artery occlusion (45 min) and killed after clamp release and intestinal reperfusion (2h). increasing dos...

background: respiratory problems are common after long bone fractures. the objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the effect of early fixation of femoral shaft fracture on the incidence of respiratory problems.   methods: the results of early and late stabilization of femoral shaft fractures were studied in 150 patients. the patients were divided into two groups according to the ...

OBJECTIVE To review the use of airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) in the treatment of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome. DATA SOURCE Published animal studies, human studies, and review articles of APRV. DATA SUMMARY APRV has been successfully used in neonatal, pediatric, and adult forms of respiratory failure. Experimental and clinical use of APRV has been shown ...

subglottic hemangiomas are very rare in compare with cutaneous form but can be life-threatening in the proliferating phase of tumor by airway obstruction. it should be considered in any child with recurrent, persistent and/or progressive, inspiratory or biphasic stridor, respiratory distress and feeding difficulties in the first months of life. it should be confirmed by endobronchoscopic evalua...

The growth in the medicines bill for innovative drugs in the United Kingdom is the lowest in Europe.' Funding new treatments within the NHS is difficult: drug budgets are overspent by significant amounts and mechanisms for obtaining new money for medical advances are simply not working.2 Unless there is a more planned approach to spending on drugs-which takes into account the introduction of ne...

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a syndrome of failed circulatory adaptation at birth, seen in about 2/1000 live born infants. While it is mostly seen in term and near-term infants, it can be recognized in some premature infants with respiratory distress or bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Most commonly, PPHN is secondary to delayed or impaired relaxation of the pulmonary v...

The results and predictive value of the gastric aspirate shake test are reviewed in 432 preterm babies admitted to a neonatal unit during a 3-year period. It is concluded that the degree of prematurity is a better indicator of the chance of developing idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome than the test itself.