Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized trial.

5 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Sepsis is a common and severe complication in premature neonates, particularly those with very low birth weight (VLBW) (<1500 g). Whether lactoferrin, a mammalian milk glycoprotein involved in innate immune host defenses, can reduce the ... Read more...

Improvement of short- and long-term outcomes for very low birth weight infants: Edmonton NIDCAP trial.

26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the impact of Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP)-based care on length of stay of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Secondary outcome measures were days of ... Read more...

Higher cumulative doses of erythropoietin and developmental outcomes in preterm infants.

26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that higher cumulative doses of recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) for extremely preterm infants during the first 6 postnatal weeks would improve developmental outcomes, as evidenced in evaluations with the Bayley Scales of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Infant, Very Low Birth Weight'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Lactoferrin supplementation to prevent nosocomial infections in preterm infants. 5 Oct 2009
• Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized trial. 5 Oct 2009
• Monitoring preterm infants' vision development with light-only melanopsin is functional. 29 Sep 2009
• Improvement of short- and long-term outcomes for very low birth weight infants: Edmonton NIDCAP trial. 26 Sep 2009
• Higher cumulative doses of erythropoietin and developmental outcomes in preterm infants. 26 Sep 2009
• Impact of changes in serum sodium levels on 2-year neurologic outcomes for very preterm neonates. 12 Sep 2009
• Letter to Lee et al. 30 Aug 2009
• Most very low birth weight subjects do well as adults. 30 Aug 2009
• In vitro fertilisation and use of ovulation enhancers may both influence childhood height in very low birthweight infants. 30 Aug 2009
• Decreased bone mineral density in adults born with very low birth weight: a cohort study. 23 Aug 2009
• Simultaneous analyses of vitreous levels of 27 cytokines in eyes with retinopathy of prematurity. 20 Aug 2009
• Risk factors for and timing of death of extremely preterm infants. 30 Jul 2009
• In this issue. Volume 20 Issue 5 (August 2009). 30 Jul 2009
• The effects of racemic albuterol versus levalbuterol in very low birth weight infants. 30 Jul 2009
• [Skin care and skin protection in preterm babies] 30 Jul 2009
• Pregnancy complicated by cyclic vomiting syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Synchronized nasal intermittent positive-pressure ventilation and neonatal outcomes. 25 Jul 2009
• Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children. 25 Jul 2009
• Time-related changes in steroid use and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants. 18 Jul 2009
• A videolaryngoscopy technique for the intubation of the newborn: preliminary report. 18 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Infant, Very Low Birth Weight'

Definition: An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.

Descriptor UI: D019102

Alternative terms: Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant; Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight; Infants, Very-Low-Birth-Weight; Very Low Birth Weight Infant; Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants; Very Low Birth Weight;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; physiology; psychology; urine;

Tree Number: M01.060.703.520.460.600;

History Note: 96

Technical Notes: born weighing 1500 gms (3.3 lb) or less; check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN; DF: INFANT VLBW