Acta paediatrica
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Comparative Study
Transcutaneous blood gas monitoring during neonatal intensive care.
To evaluate the accuracy in transcutaneous (Tc) blood gas monitoring in newborn infants, including extremely low birth weight infants, during neonatal intensive care. ⋯ There was good agreement between TcPO(2)/TcPCO(2) and corresponding arterial measurements. The mean difference between the methods was small and clinically acceptable in a current NICU. Tc blood gas monitoring could be recommended as a valuable complement for blood gas monitoring also in extremely low birth weight infants.
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To investigate the frequency of MEFV mutations and their associations with the clinical and laboratory findings in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). ⋯ MEFV mutations are more frequent in HSP than in the general population, and mutation carriers may have more severe clinical findings with higher inflammatory response, suggesting a dysregulation of the inflammatory response because of defective gene encoding the protein pyrine. Investigation of these mutations may be beneficial to follow-up the susceptible patients more closely leading to early diagnosis and treatment of FMF.