Andreea Calomfirescu‐Avramescu
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View article: Adherence to Palivizumab for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis in Romanian Infants
Adherence to Palivizumab for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis in Romanian Infants Open
Background: In 2022, Romania started an RSV immunoprophylaxis program with Palivizumab for infants at high risk: preterm infants born before 35 weeks of pregnancy, infants born with congenital heart defects, and infants with chronic lung d…
View article: Placental lesions in birth asphyxia and hypoxic ischemic syndrome
Placental lesions in birth asphyxia and hypoxic ischemic syndrome Open
Birth asphyxia is a severe condition that includes a number of potential pathways of occurrence both in utero and during childbirth. The present study aimed to identify and describe specific macroscopic and microscopic placental inj…
View article: Placental Lesions in Birth Asphyxia and Hypoxic-Ischemic Syndrome
Placental Lesions in Birth Asphyxia and Hypoxic-Ischemic Syndrome Open
Introduction: Birth Asphyxia is a severe condition that includes many potential pathways of occurrence both in utero and during childbirth. We aimed to identify and describe specific macroscopic and microscopic placental injuries in birth …
View article: Screening for Congenital Hip Dislocation—An Overview
Screening for Congenital Hip Dislocation—An Overview Open
Developmental dysplasia of the hip, previously known as congenital dislocation of the hip, is the most common congenital disease of the musculoskeletal system in newborns. It corresponds to a complete or partial displacement of the femoral…
View article: Neonatal Hearing Screening—Short Review
Neonatal Hearing Screening—Short Review Open
Newborn hearing screening is the best strategy to identify congenital deafness and hearing loss. The incidence of sensorineural hearing loss is 3 per 1000 for term newborns and up to 4 per 100 for newborns hospitalized in the NICU, therefo…
View article: Vitamin K Prophylaxis for the Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborns—A Short Narrative Review
Vitamin K Prophylaxis for the Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborns—A Short Narrative Review Open
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) affects 1 of 200 to 400 neonates who do not receive vitamin K prophylaxis. VKDB is classified by cause (idiopathic or secondary) and type (early, classic, late). The late type of VKDB is the least commo…
View article: Umbilical cord abnormalities in newborns with birth asphyxia
Umbilical cord abnormalities in newborns with birth asphyxia Open
Introduction. Birth asphyxia is a serious condition that causes neurologic sequelae due to decreased blood flow and oxygen to the fetus. We aimed to identify and describe specific macroscopic and microscopic umbilical cord abnormalities in…
View article: Fetal brain injury in survivors of twin pregnancies in single fetal intrauterine death – a short literature review
Fetal brain injury in survivors of twin pregnancies in single fetal intrauterine death – a short literature review Open
Background. The incidence of multiple pregnancies is increasing in the last 10 years, along with the associated complications. Brain injuries and neurological complications associated with single fetal intrauterine death (sIUFD) are the mo…
View article: Placental changes in a group of full-term newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Placental changes in a group of full-term newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Open
Objectives. The aim of this study was to present and describe specific macroscopic and microscopic placental findings in patients with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Materials and methods. We conducted an observational prospective …
View article: Consequences of premature birth on dental health
Consequences of premature birth on dental health Open
Preterm infants are a special category of patients known for high rates of associated morbidities. This morbidities range from breathing problems to motor and neurologic impairments. The survival rates are improving along with better neona…
View article: Can umbilical alkaline phosfatase be used as a hemolysis marker in neonates?
Can umbilical alkaline phosfatase be used as a hemolysis marker in neonates? Open
Background. The use of ALP in neonatology has been intensively studied, and associations have been demonstrated between elevated alkaline phosphatase levels and hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia in premature infants, the onset of early ost…
View article: New perspectives on retinopathy of prematurity
New perspectives on retinopathy of prematurity Open
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a comorbidity associated with premature birth, with an incidence that varies depending on gestational age, treatment applied in neonatal intensive care unit and risk factors related to each newborn. Reti…
View article: Uptodate about techniques for the neonatal screening values of bilirubin levels used for jaundice
Uptodate about techniques for the neonatal screening values of bilirubin levels used for jaundice Open
Neonatal jaundice is one of the main factors responsible for maternal stress and the increasing length of hospitalization in the first days after birth. Therefore, accurately determining bilirubin values with low costs investment is essent…
View article: History of the Rhesus factor and of neonatal jaundice
History of the Rhesus factor and of neonatal jaundice Open
The history of icterus and neonatal jaundice has been recorded since the 17th century, when a French midwife first described jaundice (jaune) in twins. In 1940, Alexander Wiener and Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh blood group, and they …
View article: Alkaline phosphatase and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia – correlations and cutoff values
Alkaline phosphatase and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia – correlations and cutoff values Open
Introduction. Since the second half of the eighteenth century, neonatal jaundice has been a widely debated topic and the first records on neonatal jaundice were made in antiquity. Although it is a common pathology, in some cases it can be …
View article: Placental fusion in a dichorionic-diamniotic IVF twin pregnancy – case presentation
Placental fusion in a dichorionic-diamniotic IVF twin pregnancy – case presentation Open
Twin pregnancies have an increased incidence in recent years, especially due to the development of assisted human reproduction techniques. Although most of the in vitro fertilization pregnancies are dichorionic tasks, exceptions may also o…
View article: Asfixie perinatală asociată cu sepsis neonatal precoce cu Listeria monocytogenes – prezentare de caz
Asfixie perinatală asociată cu sepsis neonatal precoce cu Listeria monocytogenes – prezentare de caz Open
Listeria monocytogenes este un bacil gram pozitiv, cu o incidență scăzută a infecțiilor diagnosticate, care determină listerioză maternă, fetală și neonatală prin transmitere verticală de la mamă. La adulți, infecția este una ușoară, cu si…
View article: Perinatal asphyxia associated with early neonatal sepsis with Listeria monocytogenes – case presentation
Perinatal asphyxia associated with early neonatal sepsis with Listeria monocytogenes – case presentation Open
Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacillus with a low incidence of diagnosed infections that can cause maternal, fetal and neonatal listeriosis by vertical transmission from the mother. In adults, the infection is mild with gastroi…