2001
Is there a role for antenatal TRH therapy for the prevention of neonatal lung disease?
Gross I, Moya F. Is there a role for antenatal TRH therapy for the prevention of neonatal lung disease? Seminars In Perinatology 2001, 25: 406-416. PMID: 11778911, DOI: 10.1053/sper.2001.29032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormoneThyrotropin-releasing hormoneRespiratory distress syndromeSurfactant therapyDistress syndromeOxygen dependencyAntenatal glucocorticoid treatmentLight-headed feelingPatent ductus arteriosusRetinopathy of prematurityNeonatal lung diseaseRandomized clinical trialsPituitary-thyroid axisAddition of TRHAntenatal glucocorticoidsGlucocorticoid therapyMaternal therapyNeonatal complicationsTransient complicationsTRH therapyHormone therapyBlood pressureDuctus arteriosusGlucocorticoid treatmentLung disease
1992
Respiratory disease in very-low-birthweight infants after prenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormone and glucocorticoid
Ballard R, Ballard P, Bracken M, Moya F, Gross I, Creasy K, Padbury J, Polk D. Respiratory disease in very-low-birthweight infants after prenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormone and glucocorticoid. The Lancet 1992, 339: 510-515. PMID: 1346877, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(92)90337-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetamethasoneChronic DiseaseDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Premature, DiseasesLung DiseasesMalePregnancyPrenatal CareRespiration, ArtificialRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornRisk FactorsThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneConceptsChronic lung diseaseThyrotropin-releasing hormoneRespiratory distress syndromePrenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormoneDistress syndromePostconceptional ageBirthweight infantsLung diseaseSevere respiratory distress syndromeSteroid-alone groupNeonatal respiratory morbidityComplications of prematurityUnadjusted relative riskPrenatal glucocorticoid treatmentWeeks postconceptional ageTRH therapyPreterm deliveryRespiratory morbidityWeeks' gestationGlucocorticoid treatmentNeonatal periodAdverse outcomesTotal incidencePrenatal treatmentRelative risk
1977
The radiographic features of early onset Group B streptococcal neonatal sepsis.
Ablow R, Gross I, Effmann E, Uauy R, Driscoll S. The radiographic features of early onset Group B streptococcal neonatal sepsis. Radiology 1977, 124: 771-7. PMID: 887772, DOI: 10.1148/124.3.771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesLung DiseasesRadiographyStreptococcal InfectionsTime FactorsConceptsRespiratory distress syndromeGroup B streptococcal infectionDistress syndromeStreptococcal infectionRadiographic featuresEarly-onset group B streptococcal neonatal sepsisEarly-onset group B streptococcal infectionGroup B streptococcal neonatal sepsisInitial chest radiographExtensive radiographic changesSmall infiltratesNeonatal sepsisPathologic featuresPremature birthExtensive pneumoniaFatal outcomeRadiographic changesNewborn infantsBlood culturesChest radiographsRadiographic appearanceNormal appearanceSyndromeInfantsInfection
1976
A Comparison of Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Neonatal Infection and the Respiratory-Distress Syndrome of the Newborn
Ablow R, Driscoll S, Effmann E, Gross I, Jolles C, Uauy R, Warshaw J. A Comparison of Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Neonatal Infection and the Respiratory-Distress Syndrome of the Newborn. New England Journal Of Medicine 1976, 294: 65-70. PMID: 1105186, DOI: 10.1056/nejm197601082940201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyaline membrane diseaseGroup B infectionGroup B streptococcal infectionB infectionStreptococcal infectionInspiratory pressureEarly-onset group B streptococcal infectionGroup B streptococcal neonatal infectionsLower peak inspiratory pressureRespiratory distress syndromeHours of lifeLower inspiratory pressuresPeak inspiratory pressureEarly apneaNeonatal infectionNeonatal pneumoniaClinical featuresMechanical ventilationHistologic evidenceGastric aspiratesFatal casesRadiographic featuresHyaline membranesMinimal atelectasisPositive cocci