• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2009

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) therapy in premature infants has a remarkable impact on improving survival and outcomes in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Early PS therapy involves instillation of PS upon delivery of very premature infants or if there is evidence of RDS, such as an increased requirement of oxygen 2 hours after birth, especially in infants <30 weeks gestation. Early PS treatment in very premature infants results in a significant reduction in the severity of RDS, mortality, and incidence of pneumothorax, pulmonary interstitial emphysema, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in comparison with late PS treatment. According to European and American consensus guidelines on the management of neonatal RDS, early PS instillation should be considered for infants <30 weeks gestation, infants with a birth weight <1,250 g, or if the mother has not received antepartum corticosteroids. We suggest that the Korean health insurance policy on RDS be modified so that PS can be used for better clinical outcomes of very premature infants.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2021

Treatment guidelines for postnatal cytomegalovirus (pCMV) infection in preterm have not been established yet. Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, hepatitis, colitis, and sepsis-like disease are among the clinical manifestations, which range from moderate to serious. We present a case of autopsy diagnosed as pCMV infection in a premature infant delivered at gestational age of 24 weeks and 5 days. On the 7th and 14th days of birth, urinary CMV polymerase chain reaction samples were negative, ruling out congenital CMV infection. However, autopsy examination revealed that the patient had disseminated pCMV infection. CMV inclusion bodies were found in the majority of tissues, including the lung, liver, pancreas, breast, kidney, and adrenal gland, but not the placenta. The thymus exhibited significant cortical atrophy and T-cell immunodeficiency, possibly induced by dexamethasone treatment for bronchopulmonary dysplasia or by pCMV infection itself. If dexamethasone treatment is extended or high doses are considered, it may be beneficial to test the CMV infection status to prevent aggravation of infection. This case demonstrates that, despite the low prevalence, pCMV infection should be considered a differential diagnosis in preterm if other conditions or etiology cannot justify clinical deterioration.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2007

목 적 : 산소치료를 받았던 극소저출생 체중아에서 교정 주령 38에서 42주에 폐 HRCT를 시행하여 폐 실질 내의 변화를 관찰하고 기관지폐이형성증의 임상적 중증도와 비교 하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 산소 치료 받은 재태연령 32주미만, 출생체중 1,500 g미만의 극소저출생 체중아 44명을 대상으로 출생 후 교정주령 38-42주에 폐 HRCT를 시행하였다. 흔히 관찰되는 폐 HRCT 소견들을 기술하고 그들의 빈도를 구했다. 폐 HRCT 소견에서 폐 손상 정도를 정량적으로 표시한 공기폐색 점수, 무기폐 점수, 총 CT 점수와 기관지-폐동맥 직경 비를 기관지 폐이형성증 환아군과 기관지폐이형성증이 없는 환아군 사이에 비교하고, Jobe-Bancalari 진단 기준에 의한 기관지폐이형성증의 임상적 중증도와 비교하였다. 결 과 : 1) 폐 HRCT 소견은 공기 폐색(56.8%), 무기폐(70.5 %), 선상 음영 증가(77.3%), 기관지-폐혈관 다발의 변형(65.9%) 등이 흔히 관찰되었다. 이들 소견들은 기관지폐이형성증이 있는 환아 군에서 기관지폐이형성증이 없는 환아 군에 비해 통계적으로 의미 있게 혼재되어 자주 관찰되었으나(P<0.05), 기관지폐이형성증이 없는 환아 군 일부에서도 관찰되었다. 공기폐색 점수, 무기폐 점수, 총 CT 점수는 기관지폐이형성증이 있는 환아 군에서 기관지폐이형성증이 없는 환아 군에 비해 통계적으로 의미 있게 높았고(P<0.05), 기관지-폐동맥 직경 비는 통계적으로 의미 있게 낮았다(P<0.05). 총 CT 점수(r=0.799, P<0.0001)와 기관지-폐동맥 직경 비(r=0.576, P<0.0001)는 임상적 기관지폐이형성증의 중증도와 통계적으로 의미 있는 직선의 상관관계를 보였다. 결 론 : 산소치료를 받았던 극소저출생 체중아를 대상으로 신생아기에 촬영한 폐 HRCT 소견은 폐 실질 내의 변화를 잘 반영하고, 기관지폐이형성증의 임상적 중증도와 의미 있는 상관관계를 보였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.596-602
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• 2002

목 적 : 체순환에서 중성구수의 감소는 과립구에 의해 발생하는 폐손상에서 공통적으로 발견되는 소견으로, 특히 말초 혈액에서 중성구 감소와 폐실질로의 중성구의 이동은 다양한 정도의 호흡 장애와 관련된 것으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 조산아에서 생후 2시간내에 시행한 말초 혈액 검사에서 중성구수의 감소와 호흡 부전증과의 연관성을 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 출생체중 500 gm에서 1,350 gm 사이의 조산아로 1993년 1월에서 1999년 12월까지 방지거병원에서 출생한 97례 중, 중성구수에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 경우를 제외한 44례를 대상으로 생후 2시간 이내 중성구수가 $1.0{\times}10^9/L$ 미만인 경우를 중성구 감소군 (17례), $1.0{\times}10^9/L$ 이상인 경우를 중성구 비감소군(27례)으로 나누고 후향적인 임상적 고찰을 통해 연구를 시행하였다. 재태연령, 출생체중, 분만방식, 1분 및 5분 Apgar점수를 조사하여 기록하였고, 환아의 입원기간, 기계적 환기요법 기간, 산소 보충요법 기간, 최고 흡기압력, 최고 인공환기 횟수, 최고 흡기농도 등의 호흡지표와 동맥관 개존증의 유무, 폐렴, 기흉, 신생아 호흡부전증, 기관지폐 이형성증, 뇌실내출혈, 미숙아 망막증의 유무를 연구하였다. 결 과 : 중성구 감소군의 출생체중은 $1,046.50{\pm}180.76gm$, 1분 Apgar점수는 $3.41{\pm}1.18$, 5분 Apgar 점수는 $5.41{\pm}0.87$이었고, 중성구 비감소군에서는 출생체중 $1,156.70{\pm}124.99g$, 1분 Apgar점수는 $4.30{\pm}1.46$, 5분 Apgar점수는 $6.15{\pm}0.95$로 출생체중(P=0.021)과 1분 및 5분 Apgar점수(P=0.049, P=0.024)에서 통계적 유의성을 나타냈다. 또한, 신생아 호흡부전증의 발생은 두 군간에 차이가 없었고, 기관지폐 이 형성증은 중성구 감소군에서 12례로 중성구 비감소군의 7례보다 유의하게 많이 발생하였다(P=0.0036). 그리고 재원기간에서 각각 $55{\pm}25$일, $29{\pm}15$일로 나타 났으며 기계적 환기요법기간에서는 각각 $41{\pm}20$일, $29{\pm}16$일, 그리고 산소 보충요법 기간에서는 각각 $35{\pm}18$일, $23{\pm}13$일로 유의한 차이를 보였다(P=0.014). 그리고 동맥관 개존증, 뇌실내 출혈, 미숙아 망막증, 폐렴, 기흉, 사망률은 두 군간 다소 차이는 있었으나 통계적 유의성은 발견할 수 없었다. 또한, 두 군간 주요 독립적인 변수은 출생체중(Odds ratio=5.457, 95% CI=1.551-27.525, P=0.0172), 초기 백혈구수(Odds ratio= 8.308, 95% CI=2.054-52.699, P=0.0087), 기관지폐 이형성증(Odds ratio=0.099, 95% CI=0.017-0.397, P=0.0034) 등으로 나타났다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서는 초기 2시간내에 시행한 혈액 검사상 중성구 감소증을 보이는 군에서 기관지폐 이 형성증의 발병이 증가하면서 폐손상이 심해진다는 것을 확인하였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권9호
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• pp.347-353
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Montelukast sodium in the prevention of bronchopulmonarydysplasia (BPD). Methods: The Interventional study was designed as a multicenter, prospective, and randomized trial, with open labeled and parallel-experimental groups, 66 infants were enrolled and allocated to either the case group (n=30) or the control group (n=36) based on gestational age (GA). Infants in the case group were given Montelukast sodium (Singulair) based on their body weight (BW). Zero week was defined as the start time of the study. Results: The incidence of moderate to severe BPD was not different between the groups (case group: 13 of 30 [43.3%] vs. control group: 19 of 36 [52.8%], P=0.912). Additionally, secondary outcomes such as ventilation index, mean airway pressure and resort to systemic steroids were not significantly different. There were no serious adverse drug reactions in either group, and furthermore the rate of occurrence of mild drug related-events were not significantly different (case group: 10 of 42 [23.8%] vs. control group: 6 of 48 (15.8%), P=0.414). Conclusion: Montelukast was not effective in reducing moderate or severe BPD. There were no significant adverse drug events associated with Montelukast treatment.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권10호
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• pp.386-394
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• 2019

Background: Preterm infants have difficulty maintaining body temperature after birth. However, clinical guidelines advocate that neonatal body temperature should be maintained at 36.5℃-37.5℃. Purpose: We aimed to investigate the incidence of admission hypothermia in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and to determine the association of admission temperature with in-hospital mortality and morbidities. Methods: A cohort study using prospectively collected data involving 70 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) that participate in the Korean Neonatal Network. From registered infants born between January 2013 and December 2015, 5,343 VLBW infants born at less than 33 weeks of gestation were reviewed. Results: The mean admission temperature was 36.1℃±0.6℃, with a range of 31.9℃ to 38.4℃. Approximately 74.1% of infants had an admission hypothermia of <36.5℃. Lower birth weight, intubation in the delivery room and Apgar score <7 at 5 minutes were significantly related to admission hypothermia. The mortality was the lowest at 36.5℃-37.5℃ and adjusted odd ratios for all deaths increased to 1.38 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04-1.83), 1.44 (95% CI, 1.05-1.97) and 1.86 (95% CI, 1.22-2.82) for infants with admission temperatures of 36.0℃-36.4℃, 35.0℃-35.9℃, and <35.0℃, respectively. Admission hypothermia was also associated with high likelihoods of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary hypertension, proven sepsis, pulmonary hemorrhage, air-leak, seizure, grade 3 or higher intraventricular hemorrhage and advanced retinopathy of prematurity requiring laser therapy. Conclusion: A large portion of preterm infants in Korea had hypothermia at NICU admission, which was associated with high mortality and several important morbidities. More aggressive interventions aimed at reducing hypothermia are required in this high-risk population.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2018

We need to understand the outcomes into adulthood for survivors born either extremely low birthweight (ELBW; <1,000 g) or extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks' gestational age), particularly their blood pressure and cardiovascular metabolic status,respiratory function, growth, psychological and mental health performance, and functional outcomes. Blood pressure is higher in late adolescence and early adulthood in ELBW/EP survivors compared with controls. In some studies, expreterm survivors have higher insulin and blood lipid concentrations than controls, which may also increase their risk for later cardiovascular disease. ELBW/EP survivors have more expiratory airflow obstruction than do controls. Those who had bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in the newborn period have even worse lung function than those who did not have BPD. As a group, they are unlikely to achieve their full lung growth potential, which means that more of them are likely to develop chronic obstructive airway disease in later life. Although they are smaller than term born controls, their weight gradually rises and ultimately reaches a mean z-score close to zero in late adolescence, and they ultimately attain a height z-score close to their mid-parental height z-score. On average, ex-preterm survivors have intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and performance on tests of academic achievement approximately 2/3 SD lower than do controls, and they also perform less well on tests of attention and executive function. They have similar high rates of anxiety and depression symptoms in late adolescence as do controls. They are, however, over-represented in population registries for rarer disorders such as schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorder. In cohort studies, ex-preterm survivors mostly report good quality of life and participation in daily activities, and they report good levels of self-esteem. In population studies, they require higher levels of economic assistance, such as disability pensions, they do not achieve education levels as high as controls, fewer are married, and their rates of reproduction are lower, at least in early adulthood. Survivors born ELBW/EP will present more and more to health carers in adulthood, as they survive in larger numbers.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcome after changes in the treatment strategies for very low birth weight infant (VLBWI) in a single neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) center. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 300 VLBWI born from 1st January 2010 to 31th December 2016. We compared the outcomes including survival rate, birth weight (BW), gestational age (GA), and morbidities between period I (2010-2013, P-I) and period II (2014-2016, P-II). Results: The average survival rate was not different between P-I and P-II. However, the survival rate of ${\leq}24$ weeks' GA, 25 weeks' GA, 26 weeks' GA were 57%, 69%, 93% respectively in P-II and 31%, 59%, 87% in P-I respectively. The survival rate of infants with birth weight <500 g, 500-749 g, 750-999 g were 100%, 55%, 90% respectively in P- II and 50%, 24%, 80%, respectively in P-I. The incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) was higher in P-II than in P-I (P=0.012) and moderate-to-severe BPD was also higher in P-II (P=0.004). Incidence of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with treatment, necrotizing enterocolitis (stage ${\geq}2$), and abnormal brain sonography were significantly lower in P-II (P=0.027, P=0.032, P=0.005). Incidences of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with laser treatment and early sepsis were not different. Conclusion: The survival rate and complications of VLBWI were improved in period II, especially in less than 750 g and below 26 weeks, except incidence of BPD. Changes of NICU strategies were effective to improve mortality and morbidity in VLBWI.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.100-107
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• 2015

Purpose: We investigated the iron status of very low birth weight infants receiving multiple erythrocyte transfusions during hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: We enrolled 46 very low birth weight infants who were admitted to the Kyungpook National University Hospital between January 2012 and December 2013. Serum ferritin was measured on their first day of life and weekly thereafter. We collected individual data of the frequency and volume of erythrocyte transfusion and the amount of iron intake. Results: A total of 38 (82.6%) of very low birth weight infants received a mean volume of $99.3{\pm}93.5mL$ of erythrocyte transfusions in NICU. The minimum and maximum serum ferritin levels during hospitalization were $146.2{\pm}114.9ng/mL$ and $456.7{\pm}361.9ng/mL$, respectively. The total volume of erythrocyte transfusion was not correlated to maximum serum ferritin concentrations after controlling for the amount of iron intake (r=0.012, p=0.945). Non-transfused infants took significantly higher iron intake compared to infants receiving ${\geq}100mL/kg$ erythrocyte transfusion (p<0.001). Minimum and maximum serum ferritin levels of non-transfused infants were higher than those of infants receiving <100 mL/kg erythrocyte transfusions (p=0.026 and p=0.022, respectively). Infants with morbidity including bronchopulmonary dysplasia or retinopathy of prematurity received a significantly higher volume of erythrocyte transfusions compared to infants without morbidity (p<0.001). Conclusion: Very low birth weight infants undergoing multiply erythrocyte transfusions had excessive iron stores and non-transfused infants also might had a risk of iron overload during hospitalization in the NICU.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제61권10호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2018

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of transient intubation for surfactant administration and extubated to nasal continuous positive pressure (INSURE) for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and to identify the factors associated with INSURE failure in extremely premature infants. Methods: Eighty-four infants with gestational age less than 28 weeks treated with surfactant administration for RDS for 8 years were included. Perinatal and neonatal characteristics were retrospectively reviewed, and major pulmonary outcomes such as duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) plus death at 36-week postmenstrual age (PMA) were compared between INSURE (n=48) and prolonged MV groups (n=36). The factors associated with INSURE failure were determined. Results: Duration of MV and the occurrence of BPD at 36-week PMA were significantly lower in INSURE group than in prolonged MV group (P<0.05), but BPD plus death at 36-week PMA was not significantly different between the 2 groups. In a multivariate analysis, a reduced duration of MV was only significantly associated with INSURE (P=0.001). During the study period, duration of MV significantly decreased over time with an increasing rate of INSURE application (P<0.05), and BPD plus death at 36-week PMA also tended to decrease over time. A low arterial-alveolar oxygen tension ratio (a/APO2 ratio) was a significant predictor for INSURE failure (P=0.001). Conclusion: INSURE was the noninvasive ventilation strategy in the treatment of RDS to reduce MV duration in extremely premature infants with gestational age less than 28 weeks.