Publicaties
A Female Newborn Infant with FATCO Syndrome Variant (Fibular Hypoplasia, Tibial Campomelia, Oligosyndactyly) - A Case Report Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Congenital limb deficiencies are common birth defects occurring in 1 in 2000 neonates, characterized by the aplasia or hypoplasia of bones of the limbs. Fibular hemimelia is a rare congenital deficiency or absence of the fibula. The disease spectrum ranges from mild fibular hypoplasia to fibular aplasia. Fibular aplasia, tibial campomelia, and oligosyndactyly (FATCO syndrome) are purely descriptive terms for a syndrome of unknown genetic ...
Neuromuscular paralysis for newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: Ventilated newborn infants breathing in asynchrony with the ventilator are potentially exposed to more severe barotrauma and are at risk for complications such as pneumothorax or intraventricular haemorrhage. Neuromuscular paralysis, which eliminates the spontaneous breathing efforts of the infant, creates complete synchronization with the ventilator andmayminimize these risks.However, complications have been reported with ...
How to protect your new-born from neonatal death: infant feeding and medical practices in the Gambia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Since the 1990s, the reduction of under-five child-mortality has been a priority for the WHO (Millennium Development Goal 4). In the last two decades, the greatest reduction has occurred in children older than 1 month, while neonatal mortality (the first 28 days of life) has declined more slowly. Neonatal deaths, estimated at approximately 4 million annually, now account for more than 40% of deaths worldwide. Bacterial infections are the ...