The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Sep 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySelective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a multicenter randomized controlled trial in China.
To investigate the efficacy and safety of selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborn infants. ⋯ Selective head cooling combined with mild systemic hypothermia for 72 hours may significantly decrease the combined outcome of severe disability and death, as well as severe disability.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Sep 2010
Reduced body size and shape-related symptoms in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight: Helsinki study of very low birth weight adults.
To test the hypothesis that being born prematurely with very low birth weight (VLBW) (birth weight
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The Journal of pediatrics · Sep 2010
Relationship between maternal methadone dose at delivery and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
To estimate the relationship between maternal methadone dose and the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). ⋯ No correlation was found between maternal methadone dose and rate of NAS. However, higher doses of methadone were associated with decreased illicit opiate abuse at delivery.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Sep 2010
Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
This case series describes the clinical management of 5 infants who underwent whole-body cooling during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In all 5 infants, systemic hypothermia was maintained during ECMO with acceptable clinical outcomes.