The availability of newer, more sophisticated and versatile bronchoscopes has expanded the spectrum and scope of the indications for bronchoscopy in the newborn infant both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The aim of this study was to carry out a retrospective analysis of the bronchoscopies performed on newborn infants, and to review the indications of this procedure in this age group. Sixty-three patie...
A disponibilidade de broncoscópios cada vez mais sofisticados e versáteis tem alargado o espectro das indicações da endoscopia das vias aéreas no recém-nascido, quer no âmbito diagnóstico, quer terapêutico. Com este trabalho procede-se à análise retrospectiva das broncoscopias realizadas em recém-nascidos e revê-se as indicações desta técnica neste grupo etário. Durante o período de 13 anos foram realizadas 67 ...
Objective: To compare measurements of the upper arm cross-sectional areas (total arm area,arm muscle area, and arm fat area of healthy neonates) as calculated using anthropometry with the values obtained by ultrasonography. Materials and methods: This study was performed on 60 consecutively born healthy neonates: gestational age (mean6SD) 39.661.2 weeks, birth weight 3287.16307.7 g, 27 males (45%) and 33 female...
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