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Cord blood erythropoietin and interleukin-6 for prediction of intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm neonate.
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PMID:  20937006     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Objective. To evaluate cord blood erythropoietin (EPO) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels to predict preterm infants at risk of developing intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). Methods. Levels of umbilical cord EPO, acid-base status and IL-6 were analyzed in 116 consecutive, preterm newborns (GA at delivery: 29 [23-34 ] weeks) born to mothers who had a clinically indicated amniocentesis to rule out infection. Early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) was diagnosed using symptoms, hematological criteria and blood cultures. Results. IVH was diagnosed by cranial ultrasounds. The prevalence of IVH in our population was 25% (29/116). There was a direct relationship between cord blood EPO and cord blood IL-6 concentration (r = 0.225, p = 0.014), independent of GA at birth. Elevated cord blood EPO levels (r = 0.182, p = 0.016) and GA at birth (r = -0.236, p = 0.004) remained significant independent factors associated with the risk of IVH, when evaluated with stepwise logistic regression analyses. Cord blood IL-6, pH, and EONS were not associated with IVH. These relationships remained following correction for GA at birth (p = 0.027). Conclusions. Our results suggest that elevation in cord blood EPO may predict newborns at risk for IVH, independent of fetal inflammatory status. Further studies are warranted to confirm this association.
Authors:
Vineet Bhandari; Catalin S Buhimschi; Christina S Han; Sarah Y Lee; Christian M Pettker; Katherine H Campbell; Antonette T Dulay; Emily A Oliver; Erika F Werner; Irina A Buhimschi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-10-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1476-4954     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101136916     Medline TA:  J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  673-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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