The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · May 2014
Clinical TrialEvaluation of lymphatic dysplasia in patients with congenital pleural effusion and ascites using indocyanine green lymphography.
To investigate the use of indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography in the diagnosis and assessment of the severity of lymphatic dysfunction in infants and neonates with congenital lymphatic pleural effusion and ascites. ⋯ The ICG lymphographic findings were consistent with the clinical conditions. This imaging technique may be important to the future clinical management of lymphatic dysplasia in neonates and infants.
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The Journal of pediatrics · May 2014
Multicenter StudyMaternal influenza vaccine and risks for preterm or small for gestational age birth.
To study the impact of influenza vaccine administered to pregnant women during all trimesters on the rates of preterm and small for gestational age (SGA) births, evaluating both increased and decreased risk. ⋯ Receipt of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine during pregnancy was not associated with increased or decreased risk of preterm or SGA birth. These findings support the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against influenza during the first, second, and third trimesters, and suggest that a nonspecific protective effect of the influenza vaccine for these outcomes does not exist.
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The Journal of pediatrics · May 2014
Hypotension in preterm neonates: low blood pressure alone does not affect neurodevelopmental outcome.
To compare neurodevelopmental outcome, mean arterial blood pressure (MABP), and regional cerebral oxygenation (rSco2) between preterm neonates treated for hypotension and controls. ⋯ An MABP less than GA (in weeks) was not associated with lower rSco2 or with lower neurodevelopmental outcome scores. However, regardless of MABP, low rSco2 was associated with lower neurodevelopmental outcome scores. Perfusion/oxygenation variables could be of additional value in neonatal intensive care.