2024
Establishing feasibility and reliability of subcutaneous fat measurements by ultrasound in very preterm infants
Buck C, Santoro K, Shabanova V, Martin C, Taylor S. Establishing feasibility and reliability of subcutaneous fat measurements by ultrasound in very preterm infants. Pediatric Research 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39069538, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVery preterm infantsBody composition assessmentPreterm infantsPostmenstrual ageMarkers of metabolic healthFat distributionBedside ultrasoundCohort of very preterm infantsComposition assessmentWeeks' PMA,Metabolic healthIntra-rater intraclass correlation coefficientBrain growthBody composition metricsBody composition outcomesBedside ultrasound techniqueRegional fat distributionPoint of care ultrasoundIntraclass correlation coefficientPostmenstrual weeksMulticenter cohortRegional fatSubcutaneous fat distributionComposite outcomeSubcutaneous fat measurements
2020
“Extrauterine growth restriction” and “postnatal growth failure” are misnomers for preterm infants
Fenton TR, Cormack B, Goldberg D, Nasser R, Alshaikh B, Eliasziw M, Hay WW, Hoyos A, Anderson D, Bloomfield F, Griffin I, Embleton N, Rochow N, Taylor S, Senterre T, Schanler RJ, Elmrayed S, Groh-Wargo S, Adamkin D, Shah PS. “Extrauterine growth restriction” and “postnatal growth failure” are misnomers for preterm infants. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 40: 704-714. PMID: 32214217, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-0658-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal growth failureExtrauterine growth restrictionPreterm infantsGrowth restrictionGrowth failurePostnatal weight lossWeeks postmenstrual ageReference fetusPostmenstrual agePreterm neonatesAdverse outcomesNutrition deliveryBody compositionInfantsWeight lossGrowth percentilesNutritional needsGrowth slowingFailureNeonatesFetusesPrevalenceWeeksFurther refinement