Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a developmental sleep disorder which is yet incompletely understood. Recent evidence suggests that particularly a high proportion of time spent with hypoxemic events of 1 min. or longer is associated with a three to five times higher risk of sequelae such as death ...
(2) Apnea of prematurity is present in almost all infants born at <29 weeks postmenstrual age or who weigh < 1000 g. Home apnea monitors--when to discontinue use DISCUSSION: Respiratory distress syndrome, Apnea of prematurity, Feeding intolerance, Necrotizing enterocolitis Growth failure, infection...
Prematurity is the most common cause of apnea. Risk factors common to both AOP and apnea of infancy are as follows: Maternal medications, such as magnesium sulfate, prostaglandins, or narcotics Age (first 30 days of life) Infections: upper respiratory tract infections Gastroesophageal reflux disease...
Apnea Of Prematurity, Length Of Stay and NICU Admission in 31-34 Weeks Gestational Age Multiple Births 9941998 Abstracts The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Researchdoi:10.1203/00006450-199804001-01015Joseph D DeCristofaro...
Context Very preterm infants are prone to apnea and have an increased risk of death or disability. Caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity reduces the rates of cerebral palsy and cognitive delay at 18 months of age. Objective To determ... B Schmidt,PJ Anderson,LW Doyle,... - 《Jama the...
Patients included were less than 28 weeks postmenstrual age and were treated with caffeine for apnea of prematurity. Patients were excluded if they were older than 28 weeks postmenstrual age, receiving caffeine therapy for other indications, or experiencing apnea from other conditions, or if t...
Pathophysiology of Apnea of Prematurity Richard J.Martin, inFetal and Neonatal Physiology (Fifth Edition), 2017 Definition Apneais an almost universal manifestation of immature respiratory control in premature infants. Such infants may experience respiratory pauses of varying duration with decreasing ...
The results from one study suggest that while neonatal caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity reduces the rates of cerebral palsy and cognitive delay at age 18 months, the improvement was no longer realized at age 5 years. [134] The benefits of caffeine therapy during the NICU stay are ...
Caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity has no long-term harmful effects on sleep or control of breathing, according to a new study of 201 preterm children assessed at ages 5-12, the first study in humans to examine the long-term effects of neonatal caffeine treatment on sleep regulation an...
CONCLUSIONS: Apnea of prematurity frequently persists beyond term gestation in infants delivered at 24 to 28 weeks' gestational age. These persistent apnea and/or bradycardia events may contribute to prolonged hospitalization. Programs to promote earlier discharge of premature infants should take into ...