Neonatology
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Case Reports
An Accidental Repetitive 10-Fold Overdose of Sildenafil in a Young Infant with Pulmonary Hypertension.
Sildenafil is a selective phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor that is increasingly used to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) in neonates. Only little is known about the relation between the dose of sildenafil, plasma concentrations, and the degree of toxicity. ⋯ However, the high exposure only led to diarrhea, without any other serious adverse events. This case describes the mild symptoms upon an overdose with the role of therapeutic drug monitoring to monitor exposure in relation to symptoms and therewith support clinical decision-making.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Nasal High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Preterm Infants with Moderate Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.
To determine whether nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (NHFOV) as a primary mode of respiratory support as compared with nasal continuous airway pressure (NCPAP) will reduce the need for invasive mechanical ventilation in preterm infants (260/7-336/7 weeks of gestational age [GA]) with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). ⋯ NHFOV was not superior to NCPAP with regard to the primary outcome when applied as the primary respiratory support for RDS in infants between 26+0/7 and 33+6/7 weeks of GA. In the subgroup analysis, NHFOV seemed to improve effectiveness than NCPAP in preterm infants <30 weeks of GA.
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It is unknown whether bioreactance (BR) can accurately track cardiac output (CO) changes in preterm neonates. ⋯ The ability of BR to track changes in CO is not interchangeable with CO changes as measured by echocardiography. BR, as a trend monitor for changes in CO or SV to determine clinical decisions around interventions in neonatology, should be used with caution.