Predictive monitoring in neonates

Premature infants are physiologically immature and are particularly vulnerable to systemic illnesses. Instability of vital signs related to immaturity of organ systems are common but may also represent early manifestations of serious illness. While vital signs are frequently or continuously monitored in critically unwell neonates, changes in these parameters are subtle in the early phase of illness such as sepsis and difficult to interpret using traditional neonatal monitoring tools. Recent advances in identifying trends and patterns of vital signs in the pre-clinical phase of the illness, particularly in the field of heart rate characteristics monitoring has opened up the potential to improve outcomes through rapid and timely investigations and early intervention. This article reviews the current evidence in predictive monitoring of neonates and discusses potential clinical implications.     

新生儿缺氧缺血性脑病血浆内皮素-1水平测定及临床意义

[目的]研究新生儿缺氧缺血性脑病（hypoxic-ischemic encephlopathy,HIE）患儿血浆内皮素-1（E-1）的变化与病情严重程度之间的关系.[方法]采用放射免疫法测定36例HIE患儿及20例正常新生儿急性期和恢复期外周血ET-1的动态变化.[结果]HIE患儿急性期血浆ET-1与正常新生儿相比差异显著（P＜0.01）,且病情越严重者ET-1增高越明显.恢复期与正常组比较差异无显著性（P＞0.05）.[结论]新生儿HIE早期体内产生大量ET-1参与了HIE的病理生理过程.     

早产胎膜早破65例妊娠结局分析

目的　探讨早产胎膜早破 (pretermprematureruptureofmembranes ,PPROM)的妊娠结局。方法　对 6 5例PPROM进行回顾性分析。结果　 6 5例PPROM中以流产引产史、感染及胎位不正多见。孕 2 8～ 34+ 6w 与孕35～ 36 + 6wPPROM比较 ,前者剖官产率明显低于后者 (P <0 .0 1) ,而新生儿发病率明显高于后者 (P <0 .0 1)。结论　对孕 2 8～ 34+ 6w 的PPROM宜采用期待疗法 ,以减少新生儿的并发症 ,降低新生儿的发病率及死亡率     

Design and Performance of Blanket Heat Shields for Neonates

ABSTRACT. Background: Several designs of plastic blanket heat shields are in use. This study was done to compare different designs for their efficiency in reducing heat loss. Methods: Four heat shield designs were tested by sequentially covering each of 14 infants (wt. 640–2030 g) cared for under radiant warmers. The power consumption of the radiant warmers was measured as a surrogate for. heat loss. All designs were tested for a total of 20 min on all infants. Results were calculated as percent change in power consumption from shield to shield. The most efficient design was further modified and evaluated in another group of 14 infants (wt. 700–1180 g). Results: The relative reductions in power consumption were: no shield (control) –0%, a plastic foil over the side rails: –17%, a single layer close to the infant but excluding the head: –34%, the same as double layer –37% and the most efficient one, a single layer covering the whole infant –42%. A modification of this design, tested in the second group of infants, reduced power consumption by 13% (95% CI –5.9/–19.7), ( p < 0.004) when compared to the single layer covering the whole infant. It was tucked under the connecting tubes to the ventilator. It also reduced the risk for displacement and allowed for the endotracheal tube to be suctioned without removing the blanket. Conclusion: Modifications of the design of heat shield blankets for infants resulted in significant increases in efficiency.     

硫酸镁治疗新生儿重症肺炎的临床研究及对血气血镁的影响

目的　为探讨硫酸镁治疗新生儿重症肺炎的临床效果及对血气血镁的影响。方法　采用 96例新生儿重症肺炎患儿随机分成治疗组 4 8例 ,对照组 4 8例 ,治疗组加用硫酸镁 30～ 5 0mg/(kg·d)加入 5 %葡萄糖 2 0ml静滴 ,持续 1h ,疗程3～ 8d ,同时监测血气血镁。结果　治疗组总有效率 79.2 % ,对照组总有效率 5 0 .0 % (P <0 .0 1) ,硫酸镁在改善症状 ,消除肺部体征及缩短住院时间和提高治愈率等方面优于对照组 ,治疗组病死率下降 ,同时血气恢复正常优于对照组 ,血镁含量治疗前后无变化。结论　硫酸镁治疗新生儿重症肺炎疗效显著 ,未发现明显副作用。     

新生儿呼吸机选择的要素

根据新生儿和成人之间呼吸生理的不同，认为新生儿呼吸机与儿童、成人呼吸机无论从那方面来讲都有较大的区别，并从新生儿呼吸生理的特点出发，提出购买新生儿呼吸机时要注意的几个要素。     

Thermal acclimation of neonates to prolonged cool exposure as regards sleep stages

The thermal responses of neonates during a cool acclimation period were studied with regard to sleep stages. Sleep stages, body temperatures and metabolic rate (VO2) were studied for seven neonates nursed in incubators and exposed to a cool temperature (thermoneutrality minus 2 degrees C) for 75 h. Each recording session lasted 3 h in the morning: firstly under thermoneutral baseline conditions, then during the first and last 3-h periods of the cool acclimation and finally during the last 3 h of a 24-h recovery period. Sleep structure was modified during the initial hours of cool exposure: the percentage of active sleep increased (AS: +13%, P = 0.028) at the expense of quiet sleep (QS: -11%, P = 0.043). This alteration in sleep structure persisted at the end of the acclimation period. Metabolic heat production only increased in the later period of cool acclimation. Throughout the cool exposure, VO2 increased more (P = 0.040) in QS (+33%) than in AS (+20%) so that by the end of the cool period, VO2 levels were similar in both sleep stages. During cool acclimation, the maintenance of homeothermy is related not only to a change in sleep organization but also to modifications in the thermoregulatory processes in both sleep stages. Considering the importance of AS/QS patterns in the neurobehavioral development of neonates, the present results could have clinical implications for the thermal management of neonates.