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Neonatal experiences of newborns with full trisomy 18.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20150778     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To provide information about neonatal experiences for newborns with full trisomy 18 (t18). SUBJECTS: Mothers of 21 newborns with full t18 (13 survivors; 8 who died prior to mothers' participation in the study). DESIGN: Mixed method, descriptive, online survey. METHODS: Subjects completed an online survey. Data were downloaded into an SPSS database. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze resulting data. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Subjects' responses on Tracking Rare Incidence Syndromes survey. PRINCIPAL RESULTS: Newborns presented with syndrome-related physical characteristics (eg, low-set ears, small jaw) and medical conditions (eg, heart defects). Gestational age was generally older than what is described in the existent literature. In the NICU, newborns were provided with a variety of equipments (eg, nasal cannula, pulse oximeter) and received treatments including blood transfusions and echocardiograms. Data also indicate longer survival rates (103.3 months for survivors, 37.5 months for nonsurvivors) than that described in the literature. CONCLUSIONS: Data indicate presence of common presenting physical and medical characteristics and varied medical assistance to newborns with full t18.
Authors:
Deborah A Bruns
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1536-0911     ISO Abbreviation:  Adv Neonatal Care     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-12     Completed Date:  2010-05-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101125644     Medline TA:  Adv Neonatal Care     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  25-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA. dabruns@siu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics
Adult
Chromosome Disorders / diagnosis,  genetics,  therapy*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18*
Databases, Factual
Female
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / mortality,  therapy*
Health Surveys
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis,  genetics*,  mortality,  therapy*
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Internet
Length of Stay
Male
Mothers
Trisomy*
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Adv Neonatal Care. 2010 Feb;10(1):32   [PMID:  20150779 ]

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