Furosemide, a potent loop diuretic, is frequently used in different stages of acute kidney
injury, but its clinical roles remain uncertain. This review summarises the pharmacology of …

An association between birth weight< 1500 g (very low birth weight (VLBW)) and hearing
loss has been long recognised. As universal hearing screening programmes have become …

BACKGROUND It has long been recognized that unidentified hearing loss at birth can
adversely affect speech and language development as well as academic achievement and …

Persistence of pulmonary hypertension leading to respiratory failure in the neonate has
been recognized for 40 years since its original description by Gersony and colleagues 1 in …

OBJECTIVE. We present population-based, childhood prevalence rates of and neonatal risk
factors for permanent hearing loss among extremely premature infants. METHODS. By using …

Background Understanding the risk factors for hearing loss is essential for designing the
Belgian newborn hearing screening programme. Accordingly, they needed to be updated in …

In Part I, we described heart failure as a progressive clinical and pathophysiological
syndrome that results from a complex interplay among circulatory, neurohormonal, and …

Background/purpose Children receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for
respiratory failure can have significant fluid overload and renal insufficiency. Addition of …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was evidence-based
support for targeted surveillance programs using a risk-factor registry to detect postnatal …

Purpose To determine developmental outcomes and associated factors in patients with
congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) at 2 years of age. Methods This is a multicenter …