{"title":"The Use of Probiotics in Preterm Infants","authors":"H. Park","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.68","url":null,"abstract":"Probiotics are live microorganisms that positively affect host health by altering the composition of the host microbiota. Gastrointestinal dysbiosis refers to adverse alterations of the intestinal flora and is associated with several diseases, including necrotizing enterocolitis, late-onset sepsis in preterm infants as well as atopic disease, colic, diabetes, and diarrhea in term infants. The risk factors for gastrointestinal dysbiosis are preterm birth, cesarean section delivery, and formula feeding, in contrast to term birth infants, vaginal delivery and breast milk feeding. Probiotics have been used to restore synbiosis in infants with gastrointestinal dysbiosis. Probiotics inhibit colonization of pathogenic bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby improving the barrier function of the gastrointestinal tract, and the immune function. In preterm infants, probiotics reduce mortality as well as rates of necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis. The combined use of probiotics such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium and the combination of probiotics with prebiotics yield better outcomes in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis than those achieved with a single pro- or prebiotic strain. However, the routine use of probiotics has been hindered by the lack of pharmaceutical-quality products, and a definite effect has yet to be demonstrated in preterm infants with a birth weight <1,000 g. Therefore, to reduce the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants, probiotics should be provided along with breast milk and other strategies aimed at preventing gastrointestinal dysbiosis.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49543110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Yoo, Ji Eun Park, Hyun Gi Kim, M. Park, Jang Hoon Lee
{"title":"Corrigendum: Implementation of the Feed and Swaddle Technique as a Non-Pharmacological Strategy to Conduct Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Very Low Birth Weight Infants","authors":"Y. Yoo, Ji Eun Park, Hyun Gi Kim, M. Park, Jang Hoon Lee","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.96","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47348237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Incompletely Administered Antenatal Corticosteroids on Neonatal Pulmonary Outcomes in Late Preterm Infants","authors":"Hyunsu Kim, Mijin Kim, Y. Jung, Changwon Choi","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.84","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.84","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Recent obstetric guidelines recommend the administration of antenatal corticosteroids in pregnant women at risk of delivering infants at a gestational age between 34 and 36 weeks. We examined the effect of incompletely administered antenatal corticosteroids on the neonatal pulmonary outcomes in late preterm infants.Methods: Late preterm infants (34+0 to 36+6 weeks gestational age) born at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from January 2019 to June 2020 were retrospectively enrolled. We excluded multiple births except twins, those with major congenital anomalies, deaths, or transfers to other hospitals. An incomplete course of antenatal corticosteroids was defined as one in which the first or the second dose of betamethasone was administered within 24 hours before delivery. The rates of neonatal pulmonary morbidities were compared between late preterm infants given incomplete courses antenatal corticosteroids and their peers who not given antenatal corticosteroids; these morbidities included respiratory distress syndrome and transient tachypnea of the newborn, assisted ventilation including invasive mechanical ventilation, nasal continuous positive airway pressure and high-flow nasal cannula, and admission to neonatal intensive care unit.Results: Logistic regression models were constructed while adjusting for factors which were significant in bivariate models. After adjusting for baseline maternal and neonatal characteristics, we found no significant differences in the rates of neonatal pulmonary morbidities, assisted ventilation, or admission to the neonatal intensive care unit between late preterm infants who received incomplete antenatal corticosteroid therapy and their peers who were not given any antenatal corticosteroids.Conclusion: Incompletely administered antenatal corticosteroids did not significantly alter the neonatal pulmonary outcomes in late preterm infants.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41397998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Jeon, M. Jeong, S. Jeong, Su Jeong Park, N. Lee, M. Bae, K. Park, S. Byun, Soo-Hong Kim, Y. Cho, Choongrak Kim, Y. Han
{"title":"Perinatal Prognostic Factors for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Korean Single-Center Study","authors":"S. Jeon, M. Jeong, S. Jeong, Su Jeong Park, N. Lee, M. Bae, K. Park, S. Byun, Soo-Hong Kim, Y. Cho, Choongrak Kim, Y. Han","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.76","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.76","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to identify prognostic factors based on treatment outcomes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) at a single-center and to identify factors that may improve these outcomes.Methods: Thirty-five neonates diagnosed with CDH between January 2011 and December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Pre- and postnatal factors were correlated and analyzed with postnatal clinical outcomes to determine the prognostic factors. Highest oxygenation index (OI) within 24 hours of birth was also calculated. Treatment strategy and outcome analysis of published literatures were also performed.Results: Overall survival rate of this cohort was 60%. Four patients were unable to undergo anesthesia and/or surgery. Three patients who commenced extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) post-surgery were non-survivors. Compared to the survivor group, the non-survivor group had a significantly higher occurrence of pneumothorax on the first day, need for high-frequency ventilator and inhaled nitric oxide use, and high OI within the first 24 hours. The non-survivor group showed an early trend towards the surgery timing and a greater number of patch closures. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.878 with a sensitivity of 76.2% and specificity of 92.9% at an OI cutoff value of 7.75.Conclusion: OI within 24 hours is a valuable predictor of survival. It is expected that the application of ECMO based on OI monitoring may help improve the opportunity for surgical repair, as well as the prognosis of CDH patients.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48666956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Kim, Na Mi Lee, I. Lim, S. Chae, S. Yun, D. Yi, Su Yeong Kim
{"title":"Developmental Delay and Rehabilitation in an Infant with Partial Trisomy 1q32.1 to 1q44: A Case Report","authors":"W. Kim, Na Mi Lee, I. Lim, S. Chae, S. Yun, D. Yi, Su Yeong Kim","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.91","url":null,"abstract":"Partial trisomy 1q is a rare chromosomal disorder characterized by ventriculomegaly with craniofacial, renal, cardiac, and finger and toe anomalies. Most reported cases of partial trisomy1q have involved stillborn or premature deaths due to cardiac or liver failure. This case report describes an 18-month-old patient with partial duplication of the 1q32-44 segments and consequent developmental delays who exhibited improvement in developmental status with rehabilitation. Prenatal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging of the mother revealed ventriculomegaly and atrophic changes in the left cerebral hemisphere of the fetus. The infant was born with micrognathia, microphthalmia, macrocephaly, low-set ears, polydactyly, and long feet at 37+5 weeks of gestation. A chromosomal study revealed an abnormal male karyotype of 46,XY,rec(1)dup(1)(q32.1q44)inv(1)(p36.3q32.1)pat. In this rare case of a patient with partial trisomy, we observed improvement in developmental delays following treatment using appropriate rehabilitation techniques. Further research is required to help validate the findings of this case study and establish a standardized rehabilitation technique that can be subsequently applied to such cases.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41868998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neonatologist-Performed Cranial Ultrasonography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit","authors":"Hye Jung Cho, Eun Jin Kim, D. Son","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.2.57","url":null,"abstract":"Cranial ultrasound (CUS) is an initial screening imaging tool used to evaluate the neonatal brain. It is an accessible, inexpensive, and harmless technique that can be used at bedside as frequently as required. Timely focused CUS in the neonatal care unit can play a major role in the diagnosis, follow-up, and management of brain damage. Despite the increasing use of point-of-care ultrasonography by intensive care physicians, neonatologist-performed CUS remains unusual. This review aims to provide an overview of neonatal CUS to neonatologists, focusing on the optimal settings, standard planes of the brain, and main pathologies in preterm infants. Adding Doppler studies allows evaluation of the patency of intracranial arteries and veins, flow velocities, and indices. This may provide an opportunity for earlier targeted circulatory support to prevent brain injury and improve long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44482779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Han-Sol Kim, Sun-Young Lee, Song-Hee Han, Soyun Nam, Chae-Ku Jo, M. Kim
{"title":"Retraction Notice: Intussusception and Jejunal Atresia Caused by an Ectopic Pancreas in a Newborn","authors":"Han-Sol Kim, Sun-Young Lee, Song-Hee Han, Soyun Nam, Chae-Ku Jo, M. Kim","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.55","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44708902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Jeong, M. Jeong, Su Jeong Park, N. Lee, M. Bae, Y. Han, K. Park, S. Byun
{"title":"Implementing the Golden Hour Protocol to Improve the Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants","authors":"S. Jeong, M. Jeong, Su Jeong Park, N. Lee, M. Bae, Y. Han, K. Park, S. Byun","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.10","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Since premature infants are sensitive to the changes in blood glucose levels and body temperature, maintaining these parameters is important to avoid the risk of infections. The authors implemented the Golden Hour protocol (GHP) that aims to close the final incubator within one hour of birth by implementing early treatment steps for premature infants after birth, such as maintaining body temperature, securing airway, and rapidly administering glucose fluid and prophylactic antibiotics by securing breathing and rapid blood vessels. This study investigated the effect of GHP application on the short- and long-term clinical outcomes.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records between 2017 and 2018 before GHP application and between 2019 and 2020 after GHP application in preterm infants aged 24 weeks or older and those aged less than 33 weeks who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.Results: Overall, 117 GHP patients and 81 patients without GHP were compared and analyzed. Peripheral vascularization time and prophylactic antibiotic administration time were shortened in the GHP-treated group (P=0.007 and P=0.008). In the short-term results, the GHP-treated group showed reduced hypothermia upon arrival at the neonatal intensive care unit (P=0.002), and the blood glucose level at 1 hour of hospitalization was higher (P=0.012). Furthermore, the incidence of neonatal necrotizing enteritis decreased (P=0.043). As a long-term result, the incidence of BPD was reduced (P=0.004).Conclusion: We confirmed that applying GHP improved short- and long-term clinical outcomes in premature infants aged <33 weeks age of gestation, and we expect to improve the treatment quality by actively using it for postnatal treatment.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47186172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Choi, Sung-Hoon Chung, Eun Sun Kim, Eun Hee Lee, Euiseok Jung, So Yeon Lee, W. Lee, H. Yoon, Yong Joo Kim, Ji Kyoung Park, S. Shin, E. Kim
{"title":"A Multi-Center Educational Research Regarding Breastfeeding for Pediatrics Residents in Korea","authors":"Y. Choi, Sung-Hoon Chung, Eun Sun Kim, Eun Hee Lee, Euiseok Jung, So Yeon Lee, W. Lee, H. Yoon, Yong Joo Kim, Ji Kyoung Park, S. Shin, E. Kim","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.28","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Pediatricians have a significant responsibility to educate mothers about the importance of breastfeeding. However, there have been minimal efforts in the courses of resident training in Korea. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in knowledge and attitude before and after a 4-week breastfeeding educational intervention among multicenter residents.Methods: Prospective interventional educational research was designed for residents at eight training hospitals in Korea. Institutional reviews were obtained in each hospital. The education curriculum consisted of 14 courses regarding breastfeeding theory and practice. These materials were used to teach pediatric residents for 4 weeks. Knowledge-based tests were administered before the course, and re-tests were administered after the course using different test items of similar levels. Test scores and survey responses were compared before and after the intervention.Results: A total of 73 residents (1st year 20, 2nd year 23, 3rd year 16, and 4th year residents 14) from eight training hospitals completed the intervention. Their average age was 30.3±2.9 years, 17 (23.3%) were male, 22 (30.1%) were married, and eight had more than one child of their own. The mean pre-test score was 61.8±13.4 and the mean post-test score was 78.3±7.5 (P<0.001). The inter-grade difference in the score was significant in the pre-test (P=0.005), but not significant in the post-test (P=0.155). There were more responses of obtaining confidence after the intervention (P<0.001).Conclusion: In our study, pediatric residents showed improvement in their knowledge and confidence level after 4 weeks of the breastfeeding curriculum. This will provide a basis for future policymaking in the training of pediatric residents regarding breastfeeding in Korea.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44053705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors Associated with Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation Failure in Late Preterm and Term Infants with Respiratory Distress after Birth","authors":"G. Shim","doi":"10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2022.29.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: We examined the factors associated with nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) failure in late preterm and term infants with respiratory distress after birth.Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on late preterm and term infants with respiratory distress after birth from January 2015 to December 2020. The medical records of 132 infants, who received NIPPV as primary respiratory therapy before 6 hours of age, were retrospectively examined. We excluded five neonates who were either transferred to another hospital (n=2) or presented with congenital anomalies (n=3).Results:The remaining 127 neonates were divided into the NIPPV success group (n=82) and NIPPV failure group (n=45). NIPPV failure was associated with birth in a community hospital, the need for a surfactant, and a high maximum respiratory severity score (RSS ≥2.5) on the first day of life. In the subgroup analysis, NIPPV failure in late preterm infants was associated with a lower gestational age, birth in a community hospital, and an RSS ≥2.5 on the first day of life. In addition, NIPPV failure in term infants was associated with birth in a community hospital, the need for a surfactant, and an RSS ≥2.5 on the first day of life.Conclusion: Birth in a community hospital, the need for a surfactant, and an RSS ≥2.5 on the first day of life were significant factors associated with NIPPV failure in late preterm and term infants.","PeriodicalId":32945,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42622182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}