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Neonatal respiratory support strategies in the intensive care unit: an Italian surveyCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134, Florence, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 172:331-6. 2013..However, since there are areas where this does not occur, we suggest that focused interventions take place on these areas to help improve clinical practice and increase their adherence to evidence-based medical criteria...- Nitric oxide for the treatment of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndromeCarlo Dani
Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Expert Opin Pharmacother 14:97-103. 2013..In the future, further studies in selected populations using adequate doses and investigating the effectiveness of other drugs, such as sildenafil, might affect the use and diffusion of iNO... 
Nutrition and bronchopulmonary dysplasiaCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Firenze, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25:37-40. 2012....- Italian survey of neonatal respiratory support strategiesCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Neonatology Section, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25:66-7. 2012.... - Effect of multiple INSURE procedures in extremely preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:1427-31. 2011.... - Surfactant replacement in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndromeCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Acta Biomed 83:17-20. 2012..This approach has been found safe and effective in several studies and a recent meta-analysis demonstrated a decreased risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death in infants following this strategy. (www.actabiomedica.it)... - Lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation in preterm infants to prevent retinopathy of prematurity: a randomized controlled studyCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25:523-7. 2012..Our aim was to evaluate whether their administration could help decrease the occurrence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants... - High-dose ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus in extremely preterm infants: a randomized controlled studyC Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Clin Pharmacol Ther 91:590-6. 2012..The high-dose ibuprofen regimen is more effective than the standard-dose regimen in closing PDA in preterm infants <29 weeks of gestation without increasing the adverse effect rate... - Risk factors for intubation-surfactant-extubation (INSURE) failure and multiple INSURE strategy in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence, Italy
Early Hum Dev 88:S3-4. 2012..Moreover, we demonstrated that the INSURE treatment can be safely repeated with the aim to avoid MV, since the respiratory outcome did not differ between infants treated with single or multiple INSURE procedures... - New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Firenze, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:5-6. 2011..Many other questions regarding the pharmacological treatment of PDA are still debated... 
Inhaled nitric oxide in preterm infants: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysisLisa M Askie
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
BMC Pediatr 10:15. 2010....- Effects of pressure support ventilation plus volume guarantee vs. high-frequency oscillatory ventilation on lung inflammation in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 41:242-9. 2006..The present study demonstrates that early treatment with HFOV is associated with a reduction of lung inflammation in comparison with PSV + VG in preterm infants with RDS... - Method of delivery and intraventricular haemorrhage in extremely preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:1419-23. 2010..Thus, our aim was to confirm the correlation between the occurrence of IVH and the mode of delivery, and to evaluate this correlation for each grade of IVH... - Brain hemodynamic effects of doxapram in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Biol Neonate 89:69-74. 2006.... - Coagulopathy screening and early plasma treatment for the prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Transfusion 49:2637-44. 2009.... - Prophylactic ibuprofen for the prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage among preterm infants: a multicenter, randomized studyCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Pediatrics 115:1529-35. 2005..To confirm this hypothesis, we planned the present prospective study... - Current Italian practices regarding the management of hyperbilirubinaemia in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Italy
Acta Paediatr 100:666-9. 2011..To assess the current practices existing in Italy for the management of jaundice in preterm infants as preliminary achievement to a call for national guidelines and establishment of a kernicterus registry... - Inhaled nitric oxide combined with prostacyclin and adrenomedullin in acute respiratory failure with pulmonary hypertension in pigletsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 42:1048-56. 2007..The combination of aerosolized prostacyclin and ADM with nitric oxide might have a role in the treatment of infants with PH refractory to nitric oxide alone... - Effects of epidural and systemic maternal analgesia in term infants: the NoPiL studyCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2:1514-9. 2010..The possible implications of the highest interleukin levels in the epidural analgesia group deserve further study... - Inhaled nitric oxide in very preterm infants with severe respiratory distress syndromeCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Acta Paediatr 95:1116-23. 2006.... - Association between peak serum bilirubin and severity of respiratory distress syndrome in infants of less than 30 weeks' gestationCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Perinat Med 35:141-6. 2007..Bilirubin can enter the alveolar space where it could inactivate surfactant and act as an anti-oxidant agent... - Toxicity of corticosteroids and catecholamines for mice neuronal cell cultures: Role of preservativesCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 20:325-33. 2007..To confirm previous reports on dexamethasone and sulfite neurotoxicity, and to investigate methylprednisolone, dopamine, and dobutamine neurotoxicity... - Survival and major disability rate in infant born at 22-25 weeks of gestationCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Perinat Med 37:599-608. 2009..We conclude that the survival of infants born at 22 weeks is still an uncommon event, whereas the survival of infants born at 23, and mostly at 24 and 25 weeks of GA is significant in the majority of studies... - High flow nasal cannula therapy as respiratory support in the preterm infantCarlo Dani
Division of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni, 85 Firenze, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 44:629-34. 2009.... - Natural surfactant combined with beclomethasone decreases oxidative lung injury in the preterm lambCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 44:1159-67. 2009..We concluded that natural surfactant combined with beclomethasone at 800 microg/kg is effective in reducing the oxidative lung stress and improving the respiratory function in an animal model of RDS... - Effects of red blood cell transfusions during the first week of life on acid-base, glucose, and electrolytes in preterm neonatesCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Transfusion 48:2302-7. 2008..The objective was to assess if RBC transfusions may induce significant changes of plasma acid-base, electrolyte, and glucose status in extremely preterm infants... - The fate of ductus arteriosus in infants at 23-27 weeks of gestation: from spontaneous closure to ibuprofen resistanceCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Acta Paediatr 97:1176-80. 2008..Some extremely preterm infants experience spontaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus. On the other side, a high percentage (22-30%) of preterm infants born at the lower gestational age fail to respond to a single course of ibuprofen... - Inhaled nitric oxide for the treatment of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndromeCarlo Dani
Division of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence School of Medicine, Florence, Italy
Neonatology 94:87-95. 2008..However, this decision should always be discussed with the parents... - Changes of nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and oxidative stress in term infants at birthCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Viale Morgagni, Florence, Italy
Free Radic Res 41:1358-63. 2007..The mode of delivery did not affect the oxidative stress which increases from birth to 48-72 h of life... - Blood transfusions increase cerebral, splanchnic, and renal oxygenation in anemic preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Transfusion 50:1220-6. 2010.... - Brain haemodynamic effects of nasal continuous airway pressure in preterm infants of less than 30 weeks' gestationCarlo Dani
Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Acta Paediatr 96:1421-5. 2007..To evaluate the hypothesis that increasing levels of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) may decrease cerebral blood volume (CBV) and cerebral oxygenation in infants with gestational age (GA) less than 30 weeks... - The INSURE method in preterm infants of less than 30 weeks' gestationCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:1024-9. 2010.... - Role of oxidative stress as physiopathologic factor in the preterm infantC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University, Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Minerva Pediatr 56:381-94. 2004..The objective of this review is to clarify the role of oxidative stress in the development of the previous severe diseases in preterm infants, and its possible correlation with hyperbilirubemia... - Mean platelet volume and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and intraventricular hemorrhage in extremely preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence, Italy
Am J Perinatol 28:551-6. 2011..This might be because high MPV could favor inflammatory and oxidative lung damage. On the contrary, our data indicate that MPV is not associated with the development of IVH in our population... - Pharmacokinetics of oxatomide in preterm infantsC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni, 85, Florence, Italy
Drugs Exp Clin Res 28:207-10. 2002..0 h, 37.4 +/- 4.2 l/kg, and 468 +/- 52 ng/ml/h, respectively. Our study, therefore, demonstrated that a dose of 1 mg/kg/day oxatomide was effective in reaching therapeutic plasma levels in preterm infants without inducing adverse effects... - New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosusCarlo Dani
Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:32-3. 2011..we discuss the possibility that the early treatment of pda with ibuprofen doses higher than those actually recommended might increase the closure rate in preterm infants... - Effect of blood transfusions on cerebral haemodynamics in preterm infantsC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Italy
Acta Paediatr 91:938-41. 2002..To assess the possible cerebral haemodynamic changes occurring in preterm infants after blood transfusions... - Perfluorocarbons attenuate oxidative lung damageC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 36:322-9. 2003..We conclude that animals treated with TLV showed lower oxidative lung damage compared to animals treated with CMV... - Probiotics feeding in prevention of urinary tract infection, bacterial sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. A prospective double-blind studyCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Biol Neonate 82:103-8. 2002..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Lactobacillus GG supplementation in reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), bacterial sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants... - Surfactant in the preterm infant: what's going onCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:3-5. 2009.... - Superoxide dismutase and catalase activity in naturally derived commercial surfactantsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, 85 Florence, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 44:1125-31. 2009..Finally, the supplementation with SOD and CAT induced a remarkable increase of antioxidant action in all studied surfactants... - Liquid ventilation in an infant with persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysemaC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Perinat Med 29:158-62. 2001..We concluded that PLV could be effective in prolonging the survival of infants with PIPE; its application represents an effective form of respiratory support in infants with chronic lung disease... - Natural surfactant combined with beclomethasone decreases lung inflammation in the preterm lambCarlo Dani
Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Respiration 82:369-76. 2011..Natural surfactant combined with beclomethasone decreases pulmonary oxidative stress in preterm lambs with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)... - Bilirubin influence on oxidative lung damage and surfactant surface tension propertiesCarlo Dani
Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 38:179-85. 2004..These findings may have relevance to the management of premature neonates suffering from respiratory distress syndrome and hyperbilirubinemia... - Early extubation and nasal continuous positive airway pressure after surfactant treatment for respiratory distress syndrome among preterm infants <30 weeks' gestationCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Pediatrics 113:e560-3. 2004.... - [Prophylaxis of group B beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections]C Dani
Cattedra di Neonatologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Firenze
Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense 71:541-5. 2000..To date, there are no guidelines on the management of the asymptomatic neonate whose mothers have been treated with chemopropylaxis intra-partum... - Brain hemodynamic changes in preterm infants after maintenance dose caffeine and aminophylline treatmentC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Biol Neonate 78:27-32. 2000..To investigate the acute effects of low-dose caffeine and aminophylline on cerebral blood flow in preterm infants, using both near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and cerebral Doppler ultrasonography... - The role of blood transfusions and iron intake on retinopathy of prematurityC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni, 85, Florence, Italy
Early Hum Dev 62:57-63. 2001..The role of blood transfusions and iron intake in the pathogenesis or retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is controversial... - Effects of phototherapy on cerebral haemodynamics in preterm infants: is fibre-optic different from conventional phototherapy?Carlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Dev Med Child Neurol 46:114-8. 2004..No difference was shown between the groups. CPT and FPT were found to exert similar effects on cerebral haemodynamics. Both were associated with an increase of cerebral blood flow velocity which ended when phototherapy was stopped... - Role of heme oxygenase and bilirubin in oxidative stress in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
Pediatr Res 56:873-7. 2004.... - Dopamine infusion and anterior pituitary gland function in very low birth weight infantsLuca Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Biol Neonate 89:274-80. 2006..Previous studies demonstrated that dopamine infusion reduces plasma concentration of thyroxine (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), prolactin (PRL), and growth hormone (GH) in adults, children, and infants... - Fluconazole prophylaxis prevents invasive fungal infection in high-risk, very low birth weight infantsGiovanna Bertini
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Division of Neonatology, University of Florence School of Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Pediatr 147:162-5. 2005..To evaluate the benefit of fluconazole prophylaxis in preventing invasive fungal infection in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with central vascular access... - Early postnatal doppler assessment of cerebral blood flow velocity in healthy preterm and term infantsMarco Pezzati
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
Dev Med Child Neurol 44:745-52. 2002..The narrow time frame (2 to 8 hours) that we used to evaluate cerebral blood flow velocity often represents a significant moment at which decisions are made that can be fundamental for the outcome of the newborn infant... - Dopamine infusion and hypothyroxinaemia in very low birth weight preterm infantsLuca Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Careggi Hospital, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 163:7-13. 2004.... - Congenital syphilis: unique clinical presentation in three preterm newbornsLuca Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Perinat Med 32:90-4. 2004..This lesion is probably due to a syphilitic endarteritis, and has rarely been described before in preterm infants... - Transepidermal water loss and cerebral hemodynamics in preterm infants: conventional versus LED phototherapyGiovanna Bertini
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Division of Neonatology, University of Florence School of Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 167:37-42. 2008..03 m/s at time 0 to 0.16 +/- 0.07 m/s at time 3. We conclude that LPT, emitting light within the 450-470-nm spectrum for optimal bilirubin degradation, can be preferable to CPT for the therapy of hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants... - Genetic polymorphisms of antioxidant enzymes in preterm infantsChiara Poggi
Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Neonatology Section, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25:131-4. 2012..Evidence is growing about the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in OS or antioxidant response and the occurrence of neonatal morbidities... - Maternal education and the incidence and duration of breast feeding: a prospective studyGiovanna Bertini
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence School of Medicine, Italy
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 37:447-52. 2003.... - Central venous catheters and cardiac tamponade in preterm infantsMarco Pezzati
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Intensive Care Med 30:2253-6. 2004..Our experience shows that even preterm infants with cardiac tamponade can be successfully resuscitated by timely pericardiocentesis in most cases... - Hypernatraemia induced by sodium polystyrene sulphonate (Kayexalate) in two extremely low birth weight newbornsLuca Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Paediatr Anaesth 14:271-5. 2004..We describe two ELBW infants affected by hyperkalaemia, treated with Kayexalate, who developed serious hypernatraemia, that has never been reported before in preterm infants... - Pulmonary hypertension of the neonate resistant to inhaled nitric oxideLuca Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Pediatr 147:867. 2005 - Experimentally-induced acute lung injury: the protective effect of hydroxyethyl starchAlessandro Di Filippo
Department of Critical Care, University of Florence, c/o A.U.O.C. Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, Firenze 50124, Italy
Ann Clin Lab Sci 36:345-52. 2006..05). In conclusion, rabbits treated with hydroxyethyl starch, (130/0.4) 6%, demonstrated reductions of hypoxemia, inflammatory response, and oxidative lung damage, compared to raabbits treated with Ringer's acetate or modified gelatin... - Bronze baby syndrome and the risk of kernicterusGiovanna Bertini
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence School of Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Acta Paediatr 94:968-71. 2005.... - Diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux in preterm infants: sonography vs. pH-monitoringMarco Pezzati
Section of Neonatology, Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Firenze, Italy
Neonatology 91:162-6. 2007..To compare the ultrasound examination with pH-metry in order to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonography for diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) in preterm infants... - Umbilical cord care in premature infants: the effect of two different cord-care regimens (salicylic sugar powder vs chlorhexidine) on cord separation time and other outcomesMarco Pezzati
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Section of Neonatology, University of Firenze School of Medicine, Firenze, Italy
Pediatrics 112:e275. 2003..To evaluate the effect of 2 cord-care regimens (salicylic sugar powder vs chlorhexidine as a 4% detergent water solution) on cord separation time and other outcomes in preterm infants... - A trial of preventing early- and late-onset Group B streptococcal sepsis with combined intrapartum chemoprophylaxis and universal neonatal screeningGiovanna Bertini
Division of Neonatology, University of Florence Firenze, Toscana, Italy
J Perinat Med 34:420-4. 2006..This strategy, however, does not seem to prevent the occurrence of late-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease... - Haemodynamic changes in the brain after vaginal delivery and caesarean section in healthy term infantsC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence School of Medicine, Italy
BJOG 109:202-6. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: A decrease of cerebral blood volume occurs after birth and this occurs both in infants born by vaginal delivery and by caesarean section... - Group B streptococcal late-onset sepsis with submandibular phlegmon in a premature infant after beginning of breast-feedingGiovanna Bertini
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Maternal and Neonatal Department, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21:213-5. 2008..The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for group B Streptococcus showed the presence of the same serotype in mother's milk. At 24 months of age the infant's neurodevelopment was normal... - Shwachman syndrome in a preterm newborn associated with transient diabetes mellitusLuca Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 34:219-23. 2002 - Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement: evaluation of BilitestGiovanna Bertini
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence School of Medicine, Florence, Italy
Neonatology 93:101-5. 2008..The objective of this study was to evaluate the Bilitest BB 77trade mark (Bertocchi SRL Elettromedicali, Cremona, Italy), a new device for noninvasive transcutaneous total bilirubin measurement... - Paradoxical embolism in a preterm infantLuca Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Careggi Hospital, Viale Morgagni, 85 I1 50134 Florence, Italy
Dev Med Child Neurol 46:713-6. 2004..The high incidence of PFO and central venous catheter-related deep venous thrombosis in newborn infants suggest that paradoxical embolism is probably a more common complication than has been thought... - Cerebral venous thrombosis treated with enoxaparin in an IUGR neonate with DICG Bertini
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134, Florence, Italy
Childs Nerv Syst 25:899-902. 2009..A thrombosis of cortical cerebral veins and intracerebral haemorrhage in the right frontal paramedian region was observed... - Prophylaxis of patent ductus arteriosus with ibuprofen in preterm infantsC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Italy
Acta Paediatr 89:1369-74. 2000.... - Influence of maternal magnesium sulphate and ritodrine treatment on cerebral blood flow velocity of the preterm newbornM Pezzati
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Section of Neonatology, University of Firenze School of Medicine, 85 50134 Florence, Italy
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 80:818-23. 2001..To evaluate the effect of antenatal tocolytic administration of magnesium sulphate and ritodrine on the cerebral blood flow velocity and on the cerebral vascular resistance of preterm newborns in the first hours of life... - Randomised controlled trial of the effect of cisapride on the pyloric muscle in preterm infantsM Pezzati
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 160:572-5. 2001..Its use to promote feeding intolerance in preterm newborns cannot be recommended... - Plasma bilirubin level and oxidative stress in preterm infantsC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 88:F119-23. 2003..To assess the hypothesis that changes in plasma total bilirubin levels (Btot) can influence the antioxidant system and oxidative stress in preterm infants... - Epidemiology of neonatal acute respiratory disorders. A multicenter study on incidence and fatality rates of neonatal acute respiratory disorders according to gestational age, maternal age, pregnancy complications and type of delivery. Italian Group of NeF F Rubaltelli
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence School of Medicine, Italy
Biol Neonate 74:7-15. 1998..Prematurity, low birth weight and a low Apgar score (< or = 3) at 1 and 5 min as well as a maternal age of > 34 years are risk factors for acute respiratory disorders... - Effect of blood transfusions on oxidative stress in preterm infantsC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni, 85 Firenze, Italy
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 89:F408-11. 2004..To confirm the increase in non-transferrin bound iron (NTBI) after packed red cell (PRC) transfusion and to evaluate the association with increased oxidative stress in preterm infants... - Risk factors for INSURE failure in preterm infantsC Dani
Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Section of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
Minerva Pediatr 62:19-20. 2010..Thus, it is possible that the multiple INSURE strategy might decrease the failure rate of INSURE and increase its effectiveness in preventing the need for mechanical ventilation (MV)... - Pericentric inversion of chromosome 2 and echogenic vasculature in the basal ganglia: a new finding?Marco Pezzati
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Section of Neonatology, University of Firenze, Careggi University Hospital, Viale Morgagni, 85 50134 Firenze, Italy
J Clin Ultrasound 33:146-8. 2005..To our knowledge, there has been no previous mention of an association between these entities... - Staphylococcus aureus epidemic in a neonatal nursery: a strategy of infection controlGiovanna Bertini
Division of Neonatology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134, Florence, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 165:530-5. 2006..The genotyping of the strains by PFGE confirmed the nurse-to-newborn transmission of S. aureus. The measures adopted for controlling the S. aureus outbreak can, in retrospect, be assessed to have been very effective... - Is breastfeeding really favoring early neonatal jaundice?G Bertini
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Section of Neonatology, University of Florence School of Medicine, Florence, Italy
Pediatrics 107:E41. 2001.... - The prognostic role of evoked potentials in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic insultSilvia Lori
Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:69-71. 2011..We reported a literature review of early diagnostic/prognostic role of SSEPs and our preliminary neurophysiological data of prospective study in mild or severe perinatal hypoxic-ischemic insult... - Prediction of early tolerance to enteral feeding by measurement of superior mesenteric artery blood flow velocity: appropriate- versus small-for-gestational-age preterm infantsM Pezzati
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Section of Neonatology, University of Firenze, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
Acta Paediatr 93:797-802. 2004..To evaluate whether serial Doppler measurements of superior mesenteric artery blood flow velocity could predict early tolerance to enteral feeding in preterm infants... - Fiberoptic and conventional phototherapy effects on the skin of premature infantsC Dani
Division of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Pediatr 138:438-40. 2001..After fiberoptic phototherapy, trans-epidermal water loss significantly increased from ointment-treated and untreated areas, but the increase was less in treated areas... - Prevention of bilirubin encephalopathyG Bertini
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Biol Neonate 79:219-23. 2001..Full-term neonates who lose a significant amount of weight are especially at risk of significant hyperbilirubinemia and must be treated with ad libitum feeding and intensive phototherapy... - Redox status in very-low birth-weight newbornsL Filippi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Biol Neonate 85:210-6. 2004..The results of the redox status study could suggest the reduced activity of gluconeogenesis and, probably, of beta-oxidation in very-low birth-weight newborns with intrauterine growth retardation... - Inhaled nitric oxideCarlo Dani
N Engl J Med 353:1626-8; author reply 1626-8. 2005 - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in preterm infants treated with methylprednisolone for bronchopulmonary dysplasiaCarlo Dani
Pediatrics 117:1866-7. 2006 - Volume controlled apparatus for neonatal tidal liquid ventilationChiara Corno
Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
ASAIO J 49:250-8. 2003..The PFC used was RM-101 (Miteni, Milano, Italy). The animals were successfully supported for 4 hours each. Mean arterial O2 pressure was 131.4 mm Hg (range 79.0-184.2), and mean arterial CO2 pressure was 64.8 mm Hg (range 60.0-73.4)... - Changes in skin temperature of hyperbilirubinemic newborns under phototherapy: conventional versus fiberoptic deviceMarco Pezzati
Department of Critical Care Medicine Section of Neonatology University of Firenze, Italy
Am J Perinatol 19:439-44. 2002..We demonstrated that fibreoptic phototherapy, in contrast to conventional phototherapy, does not induce a significant increase in skin temperature... - Fluconazole prophylaxis against fungal infection in preterm infantsCarlo Dani
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School of Medicine at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Neonatology 94:63-7. 2008..Translational research is needed to better understand the mechanisms of bilirubin neurotoxicity and potential therapeutic interventions...