one of the most preventable causes of mental and growth retardation is congenital hypothyroidism (ch). this study tries to investigate growth and mental outcome of patients with ch. since november 2006 and november 2007 in guilan province, north of iran, all neonates who were diagnosed with ch, evaluated for etiology of ch by laboratory follow up, thyroid sonography or scan. growth and developm...

BACKGROUND The most common reason of respiratory distress in the newborn is transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN). There are some reports saying that TTN is associated with increased frequencies of wheezing attacks. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to determine the risk factors associated with TTN and to determine the association between TTN and the development of wheezing syndromes ...

congenital hypothyroidism is a condition of thyroid hormone deficiency. approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has a deficiency of thyroid function. the aim of this study is determination of the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (ch) in yazd, iran.from may 2006 to june 2008, 35377 newborns were screened by measuring serum tsh obtained by heel prick. the neonates w...

Background: Recently, late umbilical cord clamping is generally recommended, which decreases neonatal anemia; however, it may also increase jaundice and some other poor outcomes. Objectives: We here attempted to determine whether actually increases the incidence of phototherapy for outcomes term “low-risk newborns”. Methods: With approval Brazilian Registry Clinical Trials (REBEC), a total 357 ...

BACKGROUND Little evidence exists regarding the optimal concentration of oxygen to use in the treatment of term neonates with spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). The practice of using high oxygen concentrations to promote "nitrogen washout" still exists at many centers. The aim of this study was to identify the time to clinical resolution of SP in term neonates treated with high oxygen concentration...

The aim of this study was to study the features of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in lung disease and to evaluate the usefulness of LUS in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).All of 3405 neonates included in this study underwent an LUS examination. Diagnoses were based on medical history, clinical manifestation, laboratory examination, and signs on chest radiography (CR) and/or computed tomogra...