Neonatal Medicine

Review Article

May 30, 2018

Quality Improvement in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Eun Sun Kim

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):53-57.

Even with the increasing number of high risk infants, neonatal care in Korea has undergone development with improved survival rate. This rapid improvement in the outcomes brought care quality in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to the surface. Quality improvement (QI) involves safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care....

Original Article

May 30, 2018

Breast Milk-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus Infection in Preterm Infants

Mi Hyeon Gang, Mea-young Chang

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):58-65.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the rate of cytomegalovirus (CMV) virolactia, and the prevalence of breast milk (BM)-transmitted postnatal CMV infection among premature infants after freeze-thawing (FT) and Holder pasteurization (HP) of breast milk. Methods: This is a single-center, retrospective study of 312 infants born at less...

Original Article

May 30, 2018

Causes of Transfer of Neonates (Born after ≥34 Weeks of Gestation) to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Owing to Respiratory Distress and their Clinical Features

Yu Jin Jung

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):66-71.

Purpose: Respiratory morbidity is the most common problem among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units. Therefore, the aim of this study was to make a differential diagnosis between transient...

Original Article

May 30, 2018

Optimal Dextrose Concentration for Pain Control in Healthy Newborns during Hepatitis B Vaccination

Seong Hee Oh, In Ah Kim, Hyunseung Jin

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):72-77.

Purpose: Glucose has been recommended as an analgesic for mild to moderately painful procedures in neonates. The goal of this study was to assess the optimal dextrose concentration for pain control in newborns. Methods: This prospective, randomized, blinded clinical trial included 116 healthy fullterm newborns. The neonates were randomly assigned to...

Original Article

May 30, 2018

Descending Aorta Blood Flow Characteristics before the Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates

Kyung Min Kim, Hyo Sup Kim, Ji Hong Yoon, Eun-Jung Lee, Sook Kyung Yum, et al.

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):78-84.

Purpose: To investigate the hemodynamic risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), we analyzed the characteristics of descending aorta (DA) blood flow in preterm neonates, who later developed NEC. Methods: This was an observational case-control study on 53 preterm neonates at a tertiary referral center. Clinical and echocardiographic data were collected from...

Case Report

May 30, 2018

Neonatal Seizures with Diffuse Cerebral White Matter Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Associated with Rotavirus Infection: A Report of Three Cases

Min Seon Choi, Sang Kee Park, Jae Hee Lee

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):85-89.

Rotavirus is the major cause of gastroenteritis in children under the age of 5. Rotavirus infection may lead to several neurological complications as meningitis, encephalitis, convulsion, encephalopathy, hemorrhagic shock, central...

Quality Improvement in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Eun Sun Kim Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):53-57. Review Article May 30, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Breast Milk-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus Infection in Preterm Infants Mi Hyeon Gang, Mea-young Chang Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):58-65. Original Article May 30, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Causes of Transfer of Neonates (Born after ≥34 Weeks of Gestation) to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Owing to Respiratory Distress and their Clinical Features Yu Jin Jung Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):66-71. Original Article May 30, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Optimal Dextrose Concentration for Pain Control in Healthy Newborns during Hepatitis B Vaccination Seong Hee Oh, In Ah Kim, Hyunseung Jin Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):72-77. Original Article May 30, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Descending Aorta Blood Flow Characteristics before the Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates Kyung Min Kim, Hyo Sup Kim, Ji Hong Yoon, Eun-Jung Lee, Sook Kyung Yum, Cheong-Jun Moon, Young-Ah Youn, Yoo Jin Kwun, Jae Young Lee, In Kyung Sung Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):78-84. Original Article May 30, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Neonatal Seizures with Diffuse Cerebral White Matter Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Associated with Rotavirus Infection: A Report of Three Cases Min Seon Choi, Sang Kee Park, Jae Hee Lee Neonatal Med. 2018;25(2):85-89. Case Report May 30, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF