Acta paediatrica
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Sustained pressure-controlled inflation or intermittent mandatory ventilation in preterm infants in the delivery room? A randomized, controlled trial on initial respiratory support via nasopharyngeal tube.
To prove the hypothesis that sustained pressure-controlled inflation compared to intermittent mandatory ventilation for lung recruitment via nasopharyngeal tube after delivery is more effective in reducing the rate of endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in very preterm infants. ⋯ Sufficient spontaneous breathing within the first 48 h of life without endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation was achieved in about 30% with both methods of initial respiratory support.
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To describe use of vasopressin infusion for catecholamine-refractory septic shock in children. ⋯ Vasopressin appears to be useful in treatment of catecholamine-refractory septic shock in children.
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To determine whether thrombocytosis, a platelet count of more than 500 x 10(9)/l, occurs at an early stage of respiratory tract viral infection. ⋯ When thrombocytosis is positive at an early stage of respiratory tract infection, RSV should be taken into account as a causative agent.