Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jul 1998
Outcome at 5-6 years of prematurely born children who received morphine as neonates.
To assess outcome at 5-6 years in a cohort of very preterm infants (< 34 weeks of gestation) who had been randomly allocated within a controlled clinical trial to receive morphine or non-morphine treatment in the neonatal period. ⋯ Exposure to morphine in the neonatal period to facilitate mechanical ventilation does not seem to have any adverse effects on intelligence, motor function, or behaviour when these children are assessed at 5-6 years of age.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jul 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialRandomised, controlled trial of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in the extubation of infants weighing 600 to 1250 g.
To determine whether extubation to nasal continuous airway pressure (NCPAP) results in a greater proportion of infants remaining free of additional ventilatory support for one week after extubation compared with those extubated directly to headbox oxygen. ⋯ NCPAP applied prophylactically after endotracheal extubation reduces the incidence of adverse clinical events that lead to failure of extubation in the seven days after extubation. This reduction is clinically important. The benefits of NCPAP do not seem to be associated with an increased incidence of unwanted side effects.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jul 1998
Arterial oxygen saturation profiles in healthy preterm infants.
To construct a reference range of SpO2 values in healthy preterm infants using a simple data logging device. ⋯ Comparison of an infant's SpO2 profile against this curve may be more helpful in guiding supplemental oxygen treatment in that individual than a figure for a mean SPO2 and its standard deviation.