Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition characterized by a defect in the
diaphragm leading to protrusion of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity interfering …

The first case of novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in November2019. The …

Wide fluctuations in partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) can potentially be
associated with neurological and lung injury in neonates. Blood gas measurement is the …

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) during delivery is a marker of fetal stress. Neonates
born through MSAF often need resuscitation and are at risk of meconium aspiration …

One hundred years after the 1918 influenza pandemic, we now face another pandemic with
the severe acute respiratory syndrome–novel coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). There is …

Background: The oxygenation index (OI= mean airway pressure, MAP× FiO 2× 100: PaO 2)
is used to assess the severity of hypoxic respiratory failure (HRF) and persistent pulmonary …

Background: Newborn infants with risk factors may require intravenous (IV) dextrose for
asymptomatic hypoglycemia. Administration of IV dextrose and transfer to the neonatal …

Background Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is being increasingly used in preterm infants< 34
weeks with hypoxemic respiratory failure (HRF) and/or pulmonary hypertension (PH) …

Background Epinephrine administered by low umbilical venous catheter (UVC) or
endotracheal tube (ETT) is indicated in neonates who fail to respond to positive pressure …

Optimal oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry (SpO2) in neonatal lung injury,
such as meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) and persistent pulmonary hypertension of …