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J Pediatr ; 203: 62-67, 2018 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30172430

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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether antibiotic use in the first 14 postnatal days in preterm, very low birth weight (birth weight of ≤1500 g) infants is associated with risk after 14 days of age for late-onset sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), or death after controlling for severity of illness using the Clinical Risk Index in Babies II score, and determine whether duration of antibiotic exposure was associated with risk of adverse outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included very low birth weight infants born at ≤326/7 weeks of gestation admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit from September 2010 to June 2014. Infants were excluded if they had major congenital anomalies or culture-proven sepsis, NEC, or death during the first 14 days of life. Antibiotic exposure was recorded as days of therapy and length of therapy in days. RESULTS: Of 374 infants, 70 (19%) had late-onset sepsis, NEC, or death after 14 days of age. The median number of antibiotic days of therapy and length of therapy were 5.5 and 3.0, respectively. In multivariate analysis after controlling for severity of illness, each antibiotic day of therapy was associated with a 1.24 times increased risk of sepsis, NEC, or death (OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.17-1.31). Risk was similar when length of therapy was used (OR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.32-1.64). CONCLUSIONS: After controlling for severity of illness, each day of antibiotic therapy provided to preterm, very low birth weight infants in the first 2 weeks of age is associated with an increased risk of late-onset sepsis, NEC, or death.


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Antibacterianos/efectos adversos , Enterocolitis Necrotizante/epidemiología , Mortalidad Infantil , Recien Nacido Prematuro , Recién Nacido de muy Bajo Peso , Sepsis Neonatal/epidemiología , Adulto , Estudios de Cohortes , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal , Masculino , Estudios Retrospectivos , Texas/epidemiología , Adulto Joven
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J Perinatol ; 44(5): 628-634, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38287137

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Restrictive abortion laws have impacts reaching far beyond the immediate sphere of reproductive health, with cascading effects on clinical and ethical aspects of neonatal care, as well as perinatal palliative care. These laws have the potential to alter how families and clinicians navigate prenatal and postnatal medical decisions after a complex fetal diagnosis is made. We present a hypothetical case to explore the nexus of abortion care and perinatal care of fetuses and infants with life-limiting conditions. We will highlight the potential impacts of limited abortion access on families anticipating the birth of these infants. We will also examine the legally and morally fraught gray zone of gestational viability where both abortion and resuscitation of live-born infants can potentially occur, per parental discretion. These scenarios are inexorably impacted by the rapidly changing legal landscape in the U.S., and highlight difficult ethical dilemmas which clinicians may increasingly need to navigate.


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Atención Perinatal , Humanos , Femenino , Embarazo , Recién Nacido , Atención Perinatal/ética , Aborto Inducido/ética , Aborto Inducido/legislación & jurisprudencia , Estados Unidos , Viabilidad Fetal , Toma de Decisiones/ética
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Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol ; 7(1): 7, 2021 Jan 29.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33514436

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BACKGROUND: Antibiotic exposure in term infants has been associated with later obesity. Premature, very-low-birth-weight (birth weight ≤ 1500 g) infants in the neonatal intensive care unit frequently are exposed to antibiotics. Our hypothesis was that in preterm infants, there is a positive linear and dose-dependent relationship between antibiotic exposure and growth from birth through 12 months' corrected age. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of all antibiotic use among inborn, preterm (≤32 weeks' gestation), very-low-birth-weight infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Parkland Memorial Hospital and followed in the Low Birth Weight Clinic at Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Antibiotic use was quantified by days of therapy which was compared with weight and length parameters at birth, 36 weeks' postmenstrual age, and 2, 4, 6, and 12 months' corrected age. The change in weight and length z-scores from birth to all subsequent age points was calculated. Stepwise multivariate regression analysis was performed to determine predictors of weight, length, and weight-for-length delta z-scores from birth to each subsequent age point. RESULTS: During the 18-month study, 161 infants received a median of 11 (IQR, 5.5-19.5) antibiotic days of therapy which was not associated with weight or length delta z-scores from birth through 12 months' corrected age. CONCLUSION: Association of prolonged antibiotic use and neonatal morbidities and mortality may override the potential association with increased weight gain in the NICU and beyond.

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J Perinatol ; 39(11): 1521-1527, 2019 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31371831

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease linked to prematurity. A variant, NEC totalis, is associated with nearly 100% mortality. There is wide variation in counseling practices for NEC totalis. Our objectives are to determine what treatment options, if any, are offered to families, and which factors influence these decisions. METHODS: An anonymous survey was distributed to members of the AAP Sections on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatric Surgery. Data were analyzed utilizing chi-square tests and Spearman correlations, where applicable. RESULTS: In the setting of NEC totalis, 90% of the 378 respondents viewed offering life-sustaining interventions (LSI) as ethically permissible and 87% felt that transfer to another center willing to provide LSI should be considered; however, only 43% reported offering LSI to families. CONCLUSIONS: Management of NEC totalis remains challenging and significant practice variability persists. Most respondents do not offer ongoing medical/surgical management, despite believing it is an ethically permissible option.


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Enterocolitis Necrotizante/diagnóstico , Enterocolitis Necrotizante/terapia , Enfermedades del Prematuro/diagnóstico , Enfermedades del Prematuro/terapia , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Terapia Combinada , Estudios Transversales , Encuestas de Atención de la Salud , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Recien Nacido Prematuro , Laparotomía/estadística & datos numéricos , Neonatólogos , Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina/estadística & datos numéricos , Factores de Riesgo , Cirujanos , Ultrasonografía , Estados Unidos
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