Amir Kugelman

..To assess within a feasibility study the correlation, agreement, and trending of continuous integrated distal capnography (dCap) with PaCO(2) in infants on HFV...

..To assess risk factors and develop a simple estimate method for poor neonatal outcomes for specific groups of extremely premature infants at birth...

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..To evaluate the effects of nasal respiratory support on physiologic parameters and comfort of premature infants, when compared to spontaneous breathing without nasal respiratory support...

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..The goals were to determine the incidence of iatrogenic events in NICUs and to determine whether awareness of iatrogenic events could influence their occurrence...

..The objective of this study was to evaluate a novel method of distal end-tidal CO2 capnography by comparison with PaCO2 and with the more standard method that measures mainstream proximal end-tidal CO2 in intubated infants...

..Our case report is a reminder of the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines with practical suggestions for extra caution to avoid missing primary hypothyroidism in sick premature infants...

..To evaluate the immunologic and infectious consequences of delayed versus immediate cord clamping in premature infants (<35 weeks) during the neonatal period...

..The prevalence of pertussis and asthma in Israel increased during the last decade...

..Each component and the strategy as a whole needs to be further studied in large randomized prospective studies or by meta-analyses, especially in the target population of extremely premature infants who are the most prone to BPD...

..The objective of this study was to identify factors that were associated with death after discharge from the NICU of very low birth weight infants in a population-based study...

..To investigate the association between delivery mode and grade 3-4 intraventricular hemorrhage in singleton, vertex presenting, very low birth weight (VLBW) (1,500 g or less) liveborn infants...

..The goals were to assess risk factors and mortality rate changes over time and to develop simple estimates of mortality rates for specific groups of infants at 23 to 26 weeks of gestation...

..To assess the safety and prebiotic effects of lactulose in preterm infants...

..The rate of brain abnormalities in asymptomatic term neonates varies substantially in previous studies. Some of these rates may justify general screening of healthy newborns by head ultrasound (HUS)...

..However, the differences between the two methods were modest and the clinical relevance needs to be assessed further by larger studies and additional meta-analysis of randomized trials...

..To examine the effects of malnourishment on the respiratory system of adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) hospitalized for medical stabilization...

..The diagnosis is genetic. Preconception counseling to future parents belonging to populations at risk should include recommendation for genetic screening test to identify carriers of the mutations in the familial dysautonomia gene...

..To characterize the occurrence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and its association with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia...

..To assess the reliability of visual assessment of bilirubin levels (BiliEye) in newborns as a screening tool to detect significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia...

..Further prospective research is warranted to identify the specific causes for iatrogenic events in order to target active interventions to prevent them...

..Full multidisciplinary diagnostic work-up immediately after delivery, as well as awareness of possible prenatal diagnosis, is the responsibility of the primary care provider for the newborn with suspected AIS...

..The dilemmas and critical actions during the resuscitation are presented...

..Familial spontaneous pneumothorax is extremely rare in neonates. Was our observation just an incidental finding, or is there a familial predisposition to spontaneous pneumothorax?..

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the yield of clinical symptoms, signs, and radiological studies in the diagnosis of foreign body aspiration (FBA) in children...

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..This complication seems to be more frequent in premature babies, thus special consideration should be taken in premature infants before applying such monitoring...

..2%-8.1%; significant abnormalities 0.2%-1.4%). CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that renal ultrasonography is not indicated in the routine evaluation of the newborn infant with isolated pre-auricular tags or pits...

..We speculate that the reflectance method might be advantageous in cases of poor peripheral perfusion in neonates and infants...

..Nasal corticosteroids improve the pulmonary function tests of these children with impaired lung function...

..To evaluate the short and long-term clinical effects and the treatment-feasibility of inhaled-furosemide (IF) as compared with placebo via hood in hospitalized infants with viral-bronchiolitis (VB)...

..Phototherapy is considered the standard of care for neonatal jaundice. However, its short-term cardiorespiratory effects have not been studied thoroughly...

..001). Delivery by CS and younger GA are risk factors for TTN. Although TTN is a self-limited disease, it is associated with significant morbidities. Scheduling elective CS at GA of not less than 38 weeks may decrease the frequency of TTN...

..An immediately subglottic intramural mass was revealed and tracheostomy was performed...

..Glycerin suppository cannot be routinely recommended as a means for reducing the severity of neonatal jaundice. Nonetheless, male newborn with type A blood group may benefit from such a therapy...

..To examine the effect of malnutrition due to anorexia nervosa (AN) on venous blood gases of adolescents with AN hospitalized for medical stabilization...

..Because of its potential advantages, VV ECMO may be the preferred ECMO method in these infants...

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..The emergence of new conventional therapies (NO, HFV, surfactant) and particularly increased experience enable sole use of VV ECMO with no significant change in survival in infants with MAS...