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Early light reduction for preventing retinopathy of prematurity in very low birth weight infants
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-01-01)
BackgroundRetinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a complex condition of the developing retinal blood vessels and is one of the leading causes of preventable childhood blindness. Several risk factors for ROP have been studied ...
The early days of the premature child at home: Collective subject discourse
(2017-01-01)
Aim: to better understand the experiences of fathers regarding the care of their premature child in the first days after discharge. Method: qualitative approach study. Seven parents participated, who had preterm infants ...
Neuropsychological assessment of chilean children with a history of extreme prematurity: an exploratory study
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2020)
This study was conducted to explore the neuropsychological abilities of premature Chilean children. Two groups (Premature and Control, 10 children each, age ranging from 5 to 7.11) were established based on weeks of gestation ...
Some Considerations about Pain in the Child that was Born Premature
(Juniper Publishers, 2017-11)
Every single child born before completing the 37 weeks of gestational age (GA) is considered by major organizations such as UNICEF [1] and OMS [2] as premature. Because of their in maturity, these infants must face at the ...
Early light reduction for preventing retinopathy of prematurity in very low birth weight infants
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)
Cost estimate of hospital stays for premature newborns in a public tertiary hospital in Brazil
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2011-01-01)
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the direct costs of hospital stays for premature newborns in the Interlagos Hospital and Maternity Center in São Paulo, Brazil and to assess the difference between the amount reimbursed to the ...
The ROPScore as a screening algorithm for predicting retinopathy of prematurity in a Brazilian population
(2018-01-01)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of the ROPScore algorithm as a predictor of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: A prospective cohort of 220 preterm infants with a birth weight ≤1500 g and/or gestational age ≤32 ...