Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie
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Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol · Dec 2015
Review[High-Flow Nasal Cannulae (HFNC) in Neonates: A Survey of Current Practice in Level 1 Perinatal Centres in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia].
High-flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) is a kind of non-invasive respiratory support. In recent years, its application has gained increasing popularity for treating neonates with respiratory failure. Within this study, neonatologists employed at high level perinatal centres within the region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany were interviewed. We evaluated their personal experience as well as the underlying indication for using HFNC. ⋯ The application of the HFNC system is increasing for specific neonatal indications, thereby increasing the data for the evaluation of effectivity and safety. Nevertheless, detailed investigations of the appropriate flow rate settings are still lacking.
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Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol · Oct 2015
Case ReportsLate Vitamin K Deficient Bleeding in 2 Young Infants--Renaissance of a Preventable Disease.
Late vitamin K deficiency bleeding in young infants is a rare disorder which occurs almost exclusively in breast-fed infants who did not receive proper vitamin K prophylaxis at birth and who might additionally suffer from cholestasis. Its impact on morbidity is high since in 50% of the cases it presents with intracranial hemorrhage with a mortality rate of 20% and life-long neurologic sequelae in 30% of the affected infants. ⋯ It is the responsibility of health-care takers to show increased awareness to the growing number of parents refusing vitamin K prophylaxis at birth and educate them properly about the devastating consequences of late vitamin K deficiency bleeding.
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Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol · Aug 2015
Case Reports[Obstetrical care in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (Steinert disease)].
In 1909 the neurologist Dr. Hans Steinert was the first to describe the most common of all neural-muscular diseases: Mytotonic Dystrophy Curschmann Steinert. ⋯ This is a case report of a 23-year-old patient. Following extensive interdisciplinary diagnostic a successful caesarian delivery of a healthy boy was performed in the 39(th) week of pregnancy without any complications.
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Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol · Feb 2015
Biography Historical Article["Public Relations" -- the children of breeding establishments as an attraction].