INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of arginine-vasopressin (AVP) as a rescue therapy in catecholamine-refractory septic and non-septic shock in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with acute renal injury. METHODS Prospective assessment of AVP therapy in three ELBW infants with catecholamine-refractory septic shock and acute renal injury (mean birth weight 600 ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the changes in availability of neonatal intensive care for extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants, and the consequences of a lack of availability. DESIGN AND SETTING Population-based cohort study of consecutive ELBW infants born in the state of Victoria during four distinct eras. PARTICIPANTS All livebirths weighing 500-999 g in Victoria in the calendar years 1979-1...

AIMS To compare the survival and sensorineural disability rates in extremely low birthweight (ELBW) (500-999 g) infants born in 1991-2 with ELBW babies born in 1979-80 and 1985-7, and with normal birthweight infants born in the same time periods. METHODS ELBW infants born in Victoria in 1991-2 were compared with regional cohorts of ELBW infants born in 1979-80 and 1985-7, and with contemporan...

OBJECTIVE To compare biobehavioral responses to acute pain at 4 months' corrected age between former extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants and term-born controls. METHODOLOGY Measures of facial behavioral and cardiac autonomic reactivity in 21 former ELBW infants (mean birth weight = 763 g) were compared with term-born infants (n = 24) during baseline, lance, and recovery periods of a fin...

BACKGROUND Extremely low birth weight (ELBW <1000 g) infants may have increased sensitivity to radiation exposure. Our objective was to estimate the radiation exposure in survivors of ELBW infants during their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, medical records of all ELBW infants who had been admitted to our NICU between May 1999 and October ...

PURPOSE One of the major causes of bowel obstruction in extremely premature infants is a meconium obstruction. However, there are many challenges not only in the recognition and diagnosis, but also in the management of meconium obstruction. This study aimed to find perioperative clinical features and determine the postoperative course of meconium-related ileus in very low birth weight (VLBW) an...

INTRODUCTION Infrared thermal imaging (thermography) is a non-invasive method to measure skin temperature. The primary aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of thermography for the assessment of abdominal skin temperature in extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants, with secondary aims to compare abdominal and thoracic skin temperature, and to explore potential relationships between ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring laser treatment and the overall incidence of ROP in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants, and to evaluate the associated risk factors for developing severe ROP in ELBW infants in Turkey. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective, case-control, tertiary care-hospital based stu...

Background Although invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) has contributed to the survival of preterm infants with extremely low birth weight (ELBW), it is also associated unsatisfactory clinical outcomes when used for prolonged periods. This study aimed identify factors that may be decisive extubation success in very (VLBW) and (ELBW) infants. Methods The cohort included gestational age (GA) &l...

OBJECTIVES Pulmonary hypertension is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants and contributes to morbidity and mortality. The objective was to determine the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among ELBW infants by screening echocardiography and evaluate subsequent outcomes. METHODS All ELBW infants admitted to a regional perinatal center were e...