Background: Thyroid function disorders, particularly congenital hypothyroidism (CHT), are important endocrine dysfunctions associated with permanent morbidities. CHT is more prevalent among preterm low-birth-weight neonates compared to term infants with normal weight. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on 126 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates referred to the neonatal inten...

Objective: To determine the outcome of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bCPAP) Therapy use in preterm neonates with respiratory distress admitted large public sector children hospital.Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted at National Institute Child Health (NICH) from March 2016 to February 2017. All diagnosed within 24 hours treated bCPAP were consecutively inc...

background: thyroid function disorders, particularly congenital hypothyroidism (cht), are important endocrine dysfunctions associated with permanent morbidities. cht is more prevalent among preterm low-birth-weight neonates compared to term infants with normal weight. methods: this prospective cohort study was conducted on 126 very-low-birth-weight (vlbw) neonates referred to the neonatal inten...

Aim Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is one of the most important acute respiratory diseases in the newborn period, caused by delay in absorption of fetal lung liquid. The aim of this study was to describe risk factors for prolonged tachypnea in TTN. Methods Forty-one of 3,766 infants (1%) born alive in our hospital between September 1 2009 and February 28 2011 were diagnosed with TTN. ...

BACKGROUND Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a self- limited increase in the work of breathing in near- and full-term infants; it is attributed to a delay in the clearance of alveolar fluids. Prophylactic antibiotics are usually administered until blood cultures are reported negative for 48 hours. OBJECTIVES To prospectively compare outcomes of infants presented with classic TTN who...

background: congenital hypothyroidism (ch) considered a common endocrine disorder in iran. we report the epidemiologic findings of ch screening program in isfahan, seven years after its development, regarding the prevalence of transient ch (tch) and its screening properties comparing with permanent ch (pch). materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, children with primary diagnosis o...