2009
Fetal renal artery impedance as assessed by Doppler ultrasound in pregnancies complicated by intraamniotic inflammation and preterm birth
Azpurua H, Dulay AT, Buhimschi IA, Bahtiyar MO, Funai E, Abdel-Razeq SS, Luo G, Bhandari V, Copel JA, Buhimschi CS. Fetal renal artery impedance as assessed by Doppler ultrasound in pregnancies complicated by intraamniotic inflammation and preterm birth. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2009, 200: 203.e1-203.e11. PMID: 19185102, PMCID: PMC3791328, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCord blood IL-6End-diastolic blood flowRenal artery pulsatility indexArtery pulsatility indexBlood IL-6Amniotic fluid indexIntraamniotic inflammationResistance indexPulsatility indexPreterm birthIL-6Blood flowSerum blood urea nitrogen levelAF IL-6 levelsInflammation-associated preterm birthRenal artery resistance indexSystolic/diastolic ratioBlood urea nitrogen levelsAge-reference rangeCord blood interleukinRenal vascular bedIL-6 levelsHours of lifeUrea nitrogen levelsBlood interleukin
2008
Nucleated red blood cells are a direct response to mediators of inflammation in newborns with early-onset neonatal sepsis
Dulay AT, Buhimschi IA, Zhao G, Luo G, Abdel-Razeq S, Cackovic M, Rosenberg VA, Pettker CM, Thung SF, Bahtiyar MO, Bhandari V, Buhimschi CS. Nucleated red blood cells are a direct response to mediators of inflammation in newborns with early-onset neonatal sepsis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 198: 426.e1-426.e9. PMID: 18395034, PMCID: PMC4023236, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset neonatal sepsisNucleated red blood cellsInflammation-associated preterm birthNRBC countAcid-base statusIntraamniotic inflammationHistological chorioamnionitisNeonatal sepsisRed blood cellsPreterm birthGestational ageCord blood IL-6 levelsBlood IL-6 levelsFetal acid-base statusBlood cellsAbsolute NRBC countsIL-6 levelsEarly neonatal periodIntrauterine growth restrictionHours of birthEarlier gestational ageMediators of inflammationMinutes of deliveryAbsence of hypoxiaPreterm singletons