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Weight loss and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight infants.

29 Nov 2008 Our objective was to evaluate the extent of weight loss in very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants and to discover how weight loss and other variables correlate with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). We conducted an observational study of 387 ... Read more...

Early insulin therapy in very-low-birth-weight infants.

28 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Studies involving adults and children being treated in intensive care units indicate that insulin therapy and glucose control may influence survival. Hyperglycemia in very-low-birth-weight infants is also associated with morbidity and ... Read more...

Matched case-control analysis of polymicrobial bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To compare and contrast the epidemiology of polymicrobial and monomicrobial bloodstream infections (BSIs) in newborn intensive care unit (NICU) patients. DESIGN: Retrospective, matched case-control study. SETTING: The Yale-New Haven ... Read more...

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

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Weight loss and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight infants. 29 Nov 2008
• Retinopathy of prematurity and the peripheral retina. 30 Oct 2008
• Early insulin therapy in very-low-birth-weight infants. 28 Oct 2008
• Insulin infusions in very-low-birth-weight infants. 28 Oct 2008
• Matched case-control analysis of polymicrobial bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit. 29 Sep 2008
• Oral probiotics prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight preterm infants: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. 29 Sep 2008
• Randomized trial of very low birth weight infants receiving higher rates of infusion of intravenous fat emulsions during the first week of life. 29 Sep 2008
• Recurrence of cardiorespiratory events following repeat DTaP-based combined immunization in very low birth weight premature infants. 30 Aug 2008
• Health impact of hospital restrictions on seriously ill hospitalized patients: lessons from the Toronto SARS outbreak. 30 Aug 2008
• Impaired word stress pattern discrimination in very-low-birthweight infants during the first 6 months of life. 30 Aug 2008
• Very low birth weight preterm infants with surgical short bowel syndrome: incidence, morbidity and mortality, and growth outcomes at 18 to 22 months. 30 Aug 2008
• A comparison of the efficiency, efficacy, comfort, and convenience of two hospital-grade electric breast pumps for mothers of very low birthweight infants. 30 Aug 2008
• Evaluation of postnatal growth in very low birth weight infants: a neonatologist's dilemma. 30 Aug 2008
• Place matters: variation in the black/white very preterm birth rate across U.S. metropolitan areas, 2002-2004. 30 Aug 2008
• Remifentanil for percutaneous intravenous central catheter placement in preterm infant: a randomized controlled trial. 30 Jul 2008
• The clinical efficacy and immunologic responses of hepatitis B vaccination in very-low-birth-weight infants. 30 Jul 2008
• Is an increased dwell time of a peripherally inserted catheter associated with an increased risk of bloodstream infection in infants? 30 Jul 2008
• Routine use of fluconazole prophylaxis in a neonatal intensive care unit does not select natively fluconazole-resistant Candida subspecies. 30 Jul 2008
• [Current stage of fMRI applications in newborns and children during the first year of life] 30 Jul 2008
• Prevention of invasive Candida infections in preterm infants: the time is now. 30 Jul 2008

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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