OBJECTIVE Premature birth is an important factor for mortality and morbidity of neonates. This study was designed to evaluate the outcome of preterm neonates who needed neonatal intensive care (NICU) hospitalization after 6 yr at their entrance to the school. MATERIALS & METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted on premature neonates consecutively hospitalized in NICU of Valie Asr Hosp...

OBJECTIVE To compare neonatal outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants admitted to NICUs participating in the Canadian Neonatal Network and the Neonatal Research Network of Japan. METHODS Secondary analyses of VLBW infants in both national databases between 2006 and 2008 were conducted. The primary outcome was a composite of mortality or any major morbidity defined as severe neurologi...

PURPOSE To assess scotopic background adaptation in subjects with a history of preterm birth and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Retinopathy of prematurity is known to have long-term effects on rod photoreceptor and rod mediated postreceptor retinal function. METHODS Rod-mediated thresholds for detection of 3° diameter, 50 ms stimuli presented 20° from fixation were measured using a spatial...

osteopenia of prematurity (oop) is a preventable disease. improved survival of premature newborns is associated with an increased incidence of oop. the purpose of this study was to compare the prophylactic effects of two low doses of vitamin d (200 and 400 iu/day) on the clinical, biochemical and radiological indices of the rickets of prematurity. in a randomized clinical trial, 60 preterm newb...

purpose: to study the effects of adding intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) to conventional laser treatment on regression of retinal neovascularization in threshold rop. methods: intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (1.25 mg) in one eye of each of three newborns with threshold rop was performed in addition to laser treatment. the other eye of each patient was treated with laser alone. changes i...

IMPORTANCE The optimal oxygen saturation (SpO2) target for extremely preterm infants is unknown. OBJECTIVE To systematically review evidence evaluating the effect of restricted vs liberal oxygen exposure on morbidity and mortality in extremely preterm infants. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, PubMed, CENTRAL, and CINAHL databases from their inception to March 31, 2014, and abstracts submitted to Pedia...