Neonatal Medicine

Review Article

August 31, 2018

Clinical Characteristics, Presentation, and Outcomes of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

Do-Hyun Kim, Han-Suk Kim

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):91-95.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH) is increasingly being recognized as a cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Recently, BPD-PH has also been shown to have additional long-term negative effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes and right ventricular function. Several significant risk factors associated with the development of BPD-PH have been...

Original Article

August 31, 2018

Hospital Visits from Respiratory Diseases of Early and Late Preterm Infants

Sangmi Park, Soo Kyung Nam, Juyoung Lee, Yong Hoon Jun

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):96-101.

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the respiratory illness-related hospital visits (out-patient clinics, emergency room, and re-admission) of preterm infants, and compare them according to corrected age and prematurity. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of preterm infants born at

Original Article

August 31, 2018

Respiratory Severity Score as a Predictive Factor for the Mortality of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Ja-Hye Ahn, Young Hwa Jung, Seung Han Shin, Hyun-Young Kim, Ee-Kyung Kim, et al.

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):102-108.

Purpose: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is rare but potentially fatal. The overall outcome is highly variable. This study aimed to identify a simple and dynamic parameter that helps predict the mortality of CDH patients in real time, without invasive tests. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 59 CDH cases....

Original Article

August 31, 2018

Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy via Tracheal Catheterization in Neonates with a Gestational Age of 30 Weeks or More Diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Moon Young Seo, Gyu Hong Shim, Myoung Jae Chey

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):109-117.

Purpose: Minimally invasive surfactant therapy (MIST) is currently used as a method of surfactant replacement therapy (SRT) for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in preterm infants with a...

Original Article

August 31, 2018

The Effect of Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index on Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Kyung Suk Baek, Bo Kyeong Jin, Ji-Hyun Jeon, Ju Sun Heo

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):118-125.

Purpose: The pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. However, studies on very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are rare. This study aimed to investigate the effect of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI on VLBW infants. Methods: This retrospective study evaluated singleton VLBW infants born at the CHA Gangnam...

Case Report

August 31, 2018

Hong Ryul Koh, Yeon Kyung Lee, Sun Young Ko, Son Moon Shin, Byoung-Hee Han

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):126-130.

Parkes Weber syndrome is a rare congenital vascular anomaly, related to the RAS p21 protein activator 1 (RASA1) gene. It is characterized by capillary cutaneous malformations, bony and soft tissue hyperplasia, and multiple arteriovenous fistulas throughout the affected upper or lower extremity. These arteriovenous fistulas can be associated with life-threatening...

Case Report

August 31, 2018

A Rare Case of Hyponatremia Caused by Reset Osmostat in a Neonate with Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, and Imperforate Anus

Jung Gu Ahn, Jeong Eun Lee, Woo Yeong Chung, Soo Hyun Koo, Jaeho Shin, et al.

Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):131-135.

Hyponatremia is defined as a plasma sodium concentration of

Clinical Characteristics, Presentation, and Outcomes of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension Do-Hyun Kim, Han-Suk Kim Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):91-95. Review Article August 31, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Hospital Visits from Respiratory Diseases of Early and Late Preterm Infants Sangmi Park, Soo Kyung Nam, Juyoung Lee, Yong Hoon Jun Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):96-101. Original Article August 31, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Respiratory Severity Score as a Predictive Factor for the Mortality of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Ja-Hye Ahn, Young Hwa Jung, Seung Han Shin, Hyun-Young Kim, Ee-Kyung Kim, Han-Suk Kim Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):102-108. Original Article August 31, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy via Tracheal Catheterization in Neonates with a Gestational Age of 30 Weeks or More Diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome Moon Young Seo, Gyu Hong Shim, Myoung Jae Chey Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):109-117. Original Article August 31, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
The Effect of Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index on Very Low Birth Weight Infants Kyung Suk Baek, Bo Kyeong Jin, Ji-Hyun Jeon, Ju Sun Heo Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):118-125. Original Article August 31, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	RASA1-Related Parkes Weber Syndrome in a Neonate Hong Ryul Koh, Yeon Kyung Lee, Sun Young Ko, Son Moon Shin, Byoung-Hee Han Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):126-130. Case Report August 31, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
A Rare Case of Hyponatremia Caused by Reset Osmostat in a Neonate with Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, and Imperforate Anus Jung Gu Ahn, Jeong Eun Lee, Woo Yeong Chung, Soo Hyun Koo, Jaeho Shin, Ga Won Jeon Neonatal Med. 2018;25(3):131-135. Case Report August 31, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF