Apnea of Prematurity Treatment & ManagementUpdated: Dec 14, 2022 Author: Dharmendra J Nimavat, MD, FAAP; Chief Editor: Muhammad Aslam, MD more...Medical CareGoals of medical therapy The principal goals of treating apnea of prematurity (AOP) are to address its cause and to provide ...
The diagnosis of apnea of prematurity (AOP) is one of exclusion. All causes of secondary apnea must be ruled out before initiating treatment for AOP. Treatment will depend on the etiology as well as effectiveness and tolerability of the treatment by the patient. The primary goal of any ...
In this model, the cost-effectiveness of predischarge monitoring for apnea of prematurity declined significantly as the duration of monitoring was increased. Consideration should be given to alternative uses for resources in formulating neonatal discharge guidelines....
Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug TherapyErenberg A, Leff RD, Haack DG, Mosdell KW, Hicks GM, Wynne BA. Caffeine citrate for the treatment of apnea of prematurity: a double- blind, placebo-controlled study. Pharmacotherapy 2000;20:644-652....
Long-term effects of caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity on sleep at school age. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014;190:791–9. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201406-1092OC. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Kalampouka E, Moudaki A, Malakasioti G, Panaghiotopoulou-...
Prematurity; or Recent respiratory infection; or Severe OSAS was present on pre-operative PSG (a respiratory disturbance index of 19 or greater); or Symptoms of OSAS persist after treatment; Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) for surgical planning in children (to age 18) with persistent obstruct...
Respiratory stimulant drugs are essential tools of neonatal medicine, and for more than 40 years, xanthine molecules (caffeine, theophylline, aminophylline or theobromine) have been used as a treatment against apnea of prematurity. However, while the long-term safety of this treatment has been well...
A blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of theophylline and doxapram therapy in 31 infants with significant apnea of prematurity. Of 10 infants, two had a short-term response to placebo, 8 of 10 infants to theophylline, and 7 of 11 infants to...
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as medication effects, must be ruled out. When the same diagnostic criteria are found in an infant born at 37 weeks conceptional age or later, but the diagnosis is changed to “apnea of infancy.” The younger the conceptional age at birth, the greater the prevalence of apnea of prematurity...