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Original Article

May 31, 2019

Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity Requiring Laser Treatment in Preterm Infants Born Before 28 Weeks of Gestation

Ju Young Kim, Yung Zu Park, Min Jeong Seok, Song Yi Song, Tae-Jung Sung

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):73-79.

Purpose: To investigate the risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring laser treatment in preterm infants born before a gestational age (GA) of 28 weeks. Methods: This was a single-institution...

Original Article

May 31, 2019

Empirical Antibiotics in Non-Ventilated Cases of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Sung-Min Kang, Chae-Ku Jo, Sun-Young Lee, Myo-Jing Kim

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):80-84.

Purpose: Meconium aspiration is assumed to be a risk factor for bacterial infection, and patients with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) are commonly treated with empiric antibiotics in clinical settings. However, little is known about the effectiveness of the empirical antibiotics treatment. Here, we compared the short-term clinical outcomes associated with...

Original Article

May 31, 2019

Adverse Events and Risk Factors Associated with Chloral Hydrate Sedation for Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Byeong Sub Park, Yeong Myong Yoo, O Kyu Noh, Moon Sung Park, Jang Hoon Lee

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):85-90.

Purpose: This study investigated the incidence of adverse events (AEs) and risk factors associated with sedation using chloral hydrate (CH) for brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the neonatal intensive...

Original Article

May 31, 2019

Efficacy of Oral Rehabilitation Therapy in Terms of Neonatal Outcomes in Preterm Infants

Sang Hoon Chun, Woo-Jin Jeong, Tae-Jung Sung

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):91-95.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of oral rehabilitation therapy (ORT) in terms of prematurity-associated morbidities in preterm infants born before a gestational age of 33 weeks. Methods: This was a single-institution retrospective case-control study including 78 high-risk preterm infants born between January 2015 and December 2016, who were administered with ORT...

Original Article

May 31, 2019

Diagnostic Clues for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Association with Newborn Hearing Screening Tests

Jiyeon Kim, Yeon Kyung Lee, Sun Young Ko, Son Moon Shin

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):96-101.

Purpose: To investigate clinical markers for the diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and determine the correlation between abnormal newborn hearing screening results and asymptomatic congenital CMV infection. Methods: Medical records of newborns with congenital CMV infection, born at Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center from July 2008 to June...

Original Article

May 31, 2019

Effect of Delayed Elevation of Thyrotropin on Feeding Intolerance in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Ju Kyung Hyun, So Yoon Choi, Yu Jin Jung, Jung Hyun Lee

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):102-110.

Purpose: We investigated the effect of delayed elevation of thyrotropin (TSH) (deTSH) on gastrointestinal motility in very low birth weight infants (VLBWI). Methods: This study retrospectively investigated 228 premature VLBWI aged ≥4 weeks with normal neonatal TSH screening test results and free serum thyroxine levels. Infants with serum TSH levels ranging...

Case Report

May 31, 2019

Thyroid Hormone Resistance in a Preterm Infant with a Novel THRB Mutation

Joon Yeol Bae, Dong Yeop Kim, Young Dai Kwon, Young Hwa Song, Han Hyuk Lim, et al.

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):111-116.

Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a condition caused by a mutation in the thyroid hormone receptor gene. It is rarely reported in individuals with no family history of RTH or in premature infants, and its clinical presentation varies. In our case, a premature infant with no family history of...

Case Report

May 31, 2019

Multiple Congenital Pancreatic Cysts in a Neonate

Eun Mi Kwon, Jaeho Shin, Ga Won Jeon

Neonatal Med. 2019;26(2):117-120.

Congenital pancreatic cysts are rare in newborn babies, and this makes prenatal diagnosis difficult. Diagnosis can be delayed for a few months after birth until the infant presents with an abdominal mass, abdominal distension, or vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. Excision of the cyst is the treatment of choice....

Current Issue: Volume 26(2); May 2019

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