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Race, Candida sepsis, and retinopathy of prematurityMisrak Tadesse
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Children's Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Biol Neonate 81:86-90. 2002....
Executive summary of the workshop on oxygen in neonatal therapies: controversies and opportunities for researchRosemary D Higgins
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, NICHD, NIH, 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 4B03B, MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Pediatrics 119:790-6. 2007..This article provides a summary of the discussions, focusing on major knowledge gaps, with prioritized suggestions for studies in this area...
Regression of retinopathy by squalamine in a mouse modelRosemary D Higgins
Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University, Wshington, DC 20007, USA
Pediatr Res 56:144-9. 2004..Further, squalamine given late in the course of OIR improves retinopathy by inducing regression of retinal neovessels and abrogating invasion of new vessels beyond the inner-limiting membrane of the retina...
Executive summary of the workshop on infection in the high-risk infantR D Higgins
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Perinatol 30:379-83. 2010..In this paper, we provide a summary of the discussions, focusing on major knowledge gaps, and prioritized suggestions for research in this area...
Executive summary of the workshop on the border of viabilityRosemary D Higgins
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Pediatrics 115:1392-6. 2005..This article provides a summary of the discussions, focusing on major knowledge gaps and prioritized suggestions for studies in this area...
Captopril and vascular endothelial growth factor in a mouse model of retinopathyRosemary D Higgins
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Children s Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Curr Eye Res 27:123-9. 2003..The objective of this study was to determine the effect of captopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, on retinal VEGF, VEGF-R1, and VEGF-R2 expression in a mouse model of oxygen induced retinopathy (OIR)...
Hypothermia for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in infants > or =36 weeksRosemary D Higgins
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Early Hum Dev 85:S49-52. 2009..Hypothermia for neonatal HIE is continuing to evolve as a therapy. Studies, gaps in knowledge and opportunities for research are presented herein...
Hypothermia: novel approaches for premature infantsRosemary D Higgins
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, NICHD, NIH 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 4B03B MSC 7510 Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Early Hum Dev 87:S17-8. 2011..A summary of evidence for hypothermia and premature infants is presented in this brief report...
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and hypothermia: a critical lookRosemary D Higgins
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Obstet Gynecol 106:1385-7. 2005..Therapeutic hypothermia offers a potentially promising therapy for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Hypothermia for encephalopathy should be considered an evolving therapy because of lack of long-term safety and efficacy data...
Hypothermia and perinatal asphyxia: executive summary of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development workshopRosemary D Higgins
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH, 6100 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Pediatr 148:170-175. 2006
Lack of effect of gender on retinopathy in the mouseR D Higgins
Department of Paediatrics, Georgetown University Children s Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 29:323-6. 2001..The reported effect of gender on retinopathy of prematurity has been controversial. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of gender on oxygen-induced retinopathy in a mouse model...
Diltiazem reduces retinal neovascularization in a mouse model of oxygen induced retinopathyR D Higgins
Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Curr Eye Res 18:20-7. 1999....
Antenatal dexamethasone and decreased severity of retinopathy of prematurityR D Higgins
Department of Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York City, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 116:601-5. 1998..To assess risk factors associated with the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in an urban population...
Squalamine improves retinal neovascularizationR D Higgins
Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41:1507-12. 2000..The effect of squalamine, an antiangiogenic amino sterol, on oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) was assessed in a mouse model...
Hyperoxia stimulates endothelin-1 secretion from endothelial cells; modulation by captopril and nifedipineR D Higgins
Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Curr Eye Res 17:487-93. 1998..Premature birth results in a relative systemic hyperoxia, compared to the in utero oxygen milieu. We tested the hypothesis that hyperoxia increases ET-1 expression as a possible mechanism for vasoconstriction in the retinal vasculature...
Captopril improves retinal neovascularization via endothelin-1M Tadesse
Georgetown University Children's Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 42:1867-72. 2001..ET-1 expression is increased from P7 to P17, altered by hyperoxic exposure and relative hypoxic recovery and modulated by captopril in a mouse model of OIR...
Impact of postnatal corticosteroid use on neurodevelopment at 18 to 22 months' adjusted age: effects of dose, timing, and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infantsDeanne Wilson-Costello
Rainbow Babies and Children s Hospital, Division of Neonatology, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Pediatrics 123:e430-7. 2009....
Ibuprofen improves oxygen-induced retinopathy in a mouse modelJotishna Sharma
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Children's Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Curr Eye Res 27:309-14. 2003..005. Ibuprofen did not affect the growth of the animals. CONCLUSION: Ibuprofen improves oxygen-induced retinopathy when administered concurrently with the injury phase without affecting the normal retinal development of the animals...
Dexamethasone alters TNF-alpha expression in retinopathyP Yossuck
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Children's Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Mol Genet Metab 72:164-7. 2001..It increased markedly during the vasoproliferative phase and was suppressed by dexamethasone. Modulation of TNF-alpha expression may provide a potential site of action for future therapeutic targets...
Neuropeptide Y expression in a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathyHelen Z Yoon
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Children's Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 30:424-9. 2002..Alteration in the production of NPY and the NPY Y2 receptor may be avenues for potential modification in the development of retinopathy...
Optimizing care and outcome for late-preterm (near-term) infants: a summary of the workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentTonse N K Raju
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pediatrics 118:1207-14. 2006..Knowledge gaps were identified, and research priorities were listed. This article provides a summary of the meeting...
Safe and effective devices and instruments for use in the neonatal intensive care units: NICHD Workshop summaryTonse N K Raju
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Biomed Instrum Technol 43:408-18. 2009..The discussants addressed topics in cardiopulmonary, cerebrovascular, metabolic, and infectious conditions of the neonate. The authors provide a summary of the workshop discussions in this paper...
Synchronized nasal intermittent positive-pressure ventilation and neonatal outcomesVineet Bhandari
Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8064, USA
Pediatrics 124:517-26. 2009..Limited information is available on the outcomes of infants managed with SNIPPV...
Somatostatin analogs inhibit neonatal retinal neovascularizationRosemary D Higgins
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Children s Medical Center, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW M3400, Washington, DC, 20007, USA
Exp Eye Res 74:553-9. 2002..Growth as measured by animal weight was unaffected by either treatment. Woc4D and octreotide inhibited retinal neovascularization in an equally effective manner in the mouse model of oxygen induced retinopathy...
Outcomes of safety and effectiveness in a multicenter randomized, controlled trial of whole-body hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathySeetha Shankaran
Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Pediatrics 122:e791-8. 2008..Whole-body hypothermia reduced the frequency of death or moderate/severe disabilities in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in a randomized, controlled multicenter trial...
Community supports after surviving extremely low-birth-weight, extremely preterm birth: special outpatient services in early childhoodSusan R Hintz
Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:748-55. 2008..To determine special outpatient services (SOS) use, need, associated factors, and neurodevelopmental and functional outcomes among extremely preterm infants at 18 to 22 months' corrected age...
Outcome of term infants using apgar scores at 10 minutes following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyAbbot R Laptook
Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
Pediatrics 124:1619-26. 2009..The objective of this study was to determine whether Apgar scores at 10 minutes are associated with death or disability in early childhood after perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy...
Neonatal candidiasis: epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical judgmentDaniel K Benjamin
Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Duke Clinical Research Institute, 2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Pediatrics 126:e865-73. 2010..We quantified risk factors that predict infection in premature infants at high risk and compared clinical judgment with a prediction model of invasive candidiasis...
Association between urinary lactate to creatinine ratio and neurodevelopmental outcome in term infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyWilliam Oh
Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
J Pediatr 153:375-8. 2008..To assess the association between urinary lactate to creatinine ratio (ULCR) and neurodevelopmental outcome in term infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and examine the effect of hypothermia on the change in ULCR...
Predicting outcomes of neonates diagnosed with hypoxemic-ischemic encephalopathyNamasivayam Ambalavanan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA
Pediatrics 118:2084-93. 2006..The goals were to identify predictor variables and to develop scoring systems and classification trees to predict death/disability or death in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy...
Inhaled nitric oxide for premature infants with severe respiratory failureKrisa P Van Meurs
Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif 94304, USA
N Engl J Med 353:13-22. 2005..We conducted a multicenter, randomized, blinded, controlled trial to determine whether inhaled nitric oxide reduced the rate of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in such infants...
Predictors of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants with respiratory failureN Ambalavanan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA
J Perinatol 28:420-6. 2008..To identify the variables that predict death/physiologic bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants with severe respiratory failure...
Antenatal consent in the SUPPORT trial: challenges, costs, and representative enrollmentWade D Rich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
Pediatrics 126:e215-21. 2010....
Perinatal systemic inflammatory response syndrome and retinopathy of prematurityBeena G Sood
Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Pediatr Res 67:394-400. 2010..We conclude that perinatal inflammation may be involved in the pathogenesis of ROP...
Impact of timing of birth and resident duty-hour restrictions on outcomes for small preterm infantsEdward F Bell
Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Pediatrics 126:222-31. 2010....
Predicting time to hospital discharge for extremely preterm infantsSusan R Hintz
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Pediatrics 125:e146-54. 2010..Accurate models for predicting time to hospital discharge could aid in resource planning, family counseling, and stimulate quality-improvement initiatives...
Changes in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 to 22 months' corrected age among infants of less than 25 weeks' gestational age born in 1993-1999Susan R Hintz
Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 750 Welch Rd, Suite 315, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Pediatrics 115:1645-51. 2005..Increased survival rates for extremely preterm, extremely low birth weight infants during the postsurfactant era have been reported, but data on changes in neurosensory and developmental impairments are sparse...
Neonatal outcomes of extremely preterm infants from the NICHD Neonatal Research NetworkBarbara J Stoll
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Children s Healthcare of Atlanta, 2015 Uppergate Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Pediatrics 126:443-56. 2010....
Neonatal candidiasis among extremely low birth weight infants: risk factors, mortality rates, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 to 22 monthsDaniel K Benjamin
Department of Pediatrics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Pediatrics 117:84-92. 2006..Neonatal candidiasis is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality rates. Neurodevelopmental follow-up data for a large multicenter cohort have not been reported...
Maternal age, multiple birth, and extremely low birth weight infantsBetty R Vohr
Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
J Pediatr 154:498-503.e2. 2009..To compare the rates of adverse neurodevelopmental outcome or death at 18 to 22 months among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants born to mothers >or=4 0 years to the corresponding rates among infants of younger mothers...
Elevated temperature after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: risk factor for adverse outcomesAbbot Laptook
Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, 101 Dudley St, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Pediatrics 122:491-9. 2008....
Very low birth weight preterm infants with surgical short bowel syndrome: incidence, morbidity and mortality, and growth outcomes at 18 to 22 monthsConrad R Cole
Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, 2015 Uppergate Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Pediatrics 122:e573-82. 2008....
Cytokines associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death in extremely low birth weight infantsNamasivayam Ambalavanan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA
Pediatrics 123:1132-41. 2009..The goal was to develop multivariate logistic regression models for the outcome of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and/or death at postmenstrual age of 36 weeks by using clinical and cytokine data from the first 28 days...
Neurodevelopmental and growth impairment among extremely low-birth-weight infants with neonatal infectionBarbara J Stoll
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
JAMA 292:2357-65. 2004..Additional studies are needed to elucidate the pathogenesis of brain injury in infants with infection so that novel interventions to improve these outcomes can be explored...
Persistent beneficial effects of breast milk ingested in the neonatal intensive care unit on outcomes of extremely low birth weight infants at 30 months of ageBetty R Vohr
Department of Pediatrics, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Pediatrics 120:e953-9. 2007..The objective of this study was to determine whether these effects of breast milk in infants with extremely low birth weight persisted at 30 months' corrected age...
Very low birth weight preterm infants with early onset neonatal sepsis: the predominance of gram-negative infections continues in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network, 2002-2003Barbara J Stoll
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:635-9. 2005..CONCLUSION: EOS remains an uncommon but important cause of morbidity and mortality among VLBW infants. Gram-negative organisms continue to be the predominant pathogens associated with EOS...
Circulating beta chemokine and MMP 9 as markers of oxidative injury in extremely low birth weight infantsGirija Natarajan
Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Pediatr Res 67:77-82. 2010..003). The consistent association between O2 exposure and MCP 1 among extremely preterm infants suggests that further investigation of its role in oxidative injury is warranted...
Unimpaired outcomes for extremely low birth weight infants at 18 to 22 monthsRegina A Gargus
Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Pediatrics 124:112-21. 2009..The goal was to identify, among extremely low birth weight (<or=1000 g) live births, the proportion of infants who were unimpaired at 18 to 22 months of corrected age...
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with severe respiratory failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of inhaled nitric oxideSusan R Hintz
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
J Pediatr 151:16-22, 22.e1-3. 2007....
Whole-body hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathySeetha Shankaran
Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Wayne State University, Children s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
N Engl J Med 353:1574-84. 2005..Hypothermia is protective against brain injury after asphyxiation in animal models. However, the safety and effectiveness of hypothermia in term infants with encephalopathy is uncertain...
Intensive care for extreme prematurity--moving beyond gestational ageJon E Tyson
Center for Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
N Engl J Med 358:1672-81. 2008..Decisions regarding whether to administer intensive care to extremely premature infants are often based on gestational age alone. However, other factors also affect the prognosis for these patients...
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low birth weight infants exposed prenatally to dexamethasone versus betamethasoneBen H Lee
Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 121:289-96. 2008..We compared the development of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected ages of 18 to 22 months for extremely low birth weight infants exposed prenatally to dexamethasone, betamethasone, or no steroid...
Gender differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes among extremely preterm, extremely-low-birthweight infantsSusan R Hintz
Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Acta Paediatr 95:1239-48. 2006..To determine whether gender-specific responses to perinatal and neonatal events and exposures explain the male disadvantage in early childhood outcomes...
Clinical data predict neurodevelopmental outcome better than head ultrasound in extremely low birth weight infantsEduardo Broitman
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J Pediatr 151:500-5, 505.e1-2. 2007..To determine the relative contribution of clinical data versus head ultrasound scanning (HUS) in predicting neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in extremely low birth weight infants...
Neuropeptide Y and Y2-receptor are involved in development of diabetic retinopathy and retinal neovascularizationMarkku Koulu
Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Ann Med 36:232-40. 2004..In addition, we investigated the role of the NPY Y2-receptor as a putative mediator of angiogenic NPY signaling in the retina...
Interobserver reliability and accuracy of cranial ultrasound scanning interpretation in premature infantsSusan R Hintz
Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
J Pediatr 150:592-6, 596.e1-5. 2007..To assess interobserver reliability between 2 central readers of cranial ultrasound scanning (CUS) and accuracy of local, compared with central, interpretations...
Adverse neonatal outcomes associated with antenatal dexamethasone versus antenatal betamethasoneBen H Lee
Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 117:1503-10. 2006....
Aggressive vs. conservative phototherapy for infants with extremely low birth weightBrenda H Morris
University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
N Engl J Med 359:1885-96. 2008..It is unclear whether aggressive phototherapy to prevent neurotoxic effects of bilirubin benefits or harms infants with extremely low birth weight (1000 g or less)...
Laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage for necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation in extremely low birth weight infants: outcomes through 18 months adjusted ageMartin L Blakely
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Pediatrics 117:e680-7. 2006....
