PURPOSE Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a disorder caused by the delayed clearance of fetal alveolar fluid. β-adrenergic agonists such as albuterol (salbutamol) are known to catalyze lung fluid absorption. This study examined whether inhalational salbutamol therapy could improve clinical symptoms in TTN. Additional endpoints included the diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of salbut...

Concern about higher morbidity in late-preterm (34 0/7 to 36 weeks) infants has led to a flurry of recent publications with largely the same conclusions: latepreterm infants are more prone to problems related to delayed transition and overall immaturity, and they should therefore be treated differently than their more mature term counterparts. These observations have led to greater attention be...

OBJECTIVE To determine the brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) abnormalities and their reversibility in neonates with birth asphyxia. DESIGN Prospective case control study. SETTING Tertiary care teaching hospital. METHODS 30 term Neonates with 5-min Apgar < 6 and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) underwent BAER testing with follow up at 3 months. An equal number of normal term n...

Multifrequency, complex-component tympanograms and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAEs) were recorded in 55 neonates less than 24 hours of age. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the normal middle ear immittance characteristics of neonates less than 24 hours old (the approximate discharge age of well-babies) and to assess whether an association exists between transient ...

Objective. The purpose of this study is to identify the incidence rate 'refer' result in neonates born diabetic mothers and determine association maternal diabetes initial result.&#x0D; Methods. This was a retrospective cross-sectional which included who had hearing screening test using transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) on both ears at Philippine General Hospital Ear unit during th...