C117 The High-Risk Infant

Low birth weight infant

LBWI: <2,500g
VLBWI: <1,500g
ELBWI: <1,000g

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?? 2-3??? ?? ??? ????? ??? (10~15%) ??? ??.

Associated disease

  • Neurologic
    • Intraventricular hemorrhage
      • D/t germinal matrix vasculature
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    • Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
      • ??? ?? -> ????? ??? ??
    • <1,500g or ? ?? ??? ???? ???? ?? ? 3~7? ?? ?? ??? ??.
  • Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
    • ??: ??? ??(m/i), ??? ??, vitamin E deficiency, ?? ?? ?? ?
    • ??, ??, ????, ??? ?? ? ?? -> ?? ??
    • <1,800g or <33wk or ?? ? ???? 6?? ?? ???? 4-6?? ?? ??
  • Apnea ??? ???
    • 20? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??.
    • Acute? ?? ?? ?? + O2 ???.
    • Chronic? ?? Methylxanthine(eg, theophylline or caffeine) ??.
      • Work by adenosine blockade. Adenosine inhibits respiratory drive.
      • Methylxanthine? ??~1?? ???? TDMa ???? ?.
    • ?? ?? ?? nasal CPAP? ?? ???? ??.

Nutrition

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    • 34? ?? – ??? ?? ????? ????? ??? ??? ?.
    • 1,500g ??, ??? ??, ??, ????/??? ?? (-/-)

Discharge criteria from NICU

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  5. ? ?? ?? ???? ?? 1,800~2,100g? ?? ??? ??? ????? ??? ?? ?? ??.

Intrauterine growth restriction, IUGR

Complications

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???, ???, ?????, polycythemia (Hb? Hct ??)
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Post-term infants

Birth injury

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