KEY POINTS 1. The quality of clinical care and improvement is typically measured in six areas: safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and equality. 2. Healthcare administered during pregnancy, labor, and…
KEY POINTS 1. Congenital anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung disease present in neonates with symptoms of distal intestinal obstruction and distal gastrointestinal tract dysmotility. 2. Anorectal malformations are a congenital group…
KEY POINTS 1. Nasal obstruction in neonates can cause respiratory distress and feeding difficulty, as newborns rely heavily on nasal breathing. 2. Mild cases of nasal obstruction can be observed,…
KEY POINTS 1. Neonatal respiratory disease that requires surgery can have devastating consequences. Care for patients with these conditions involves a multidisciplinary team including neonatologists, pediatric surgeons, nurses, and respiratory…
KEY POINTS 1. Perinatal palliative care is specialized medical care for fetuses/infants with life-threatening or terminal conditions, with the goal of providing equitable and effective support for curative, life-prolonging, and…
KEY POINTS 1. Chromosomal abnormalities can be numerical abnormalities (aneuploidy), structural anomalies such as copy number variants (microdeletions or duplications), inversions, translocations, and the formation of isochromosomes or ring chromosomes….
KEY POINTS 1. Considering and making a genetic diagnosis early can help direct evaluation and management in the newborn, leading to better patient care. 2. Significant renal disease and subsequent…
KEY POINTS 1. Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are inherited conditions that block metabolic pathways. As a group, these conditions could be identified in 1 out of every 1500 infants….
KEY POINTS 1. Early diagnosis of abnormalities in the lower extremities is important for normal musculoskeletal and neurologic development. 2. Developmental dysplasia of the hip starts early in the embryonic…
KEY POINTS 1. Fractures and musculoskeletal infections in neonates follow a distinct pathophysiology. 2. The clavicle is the most frequently injured long bone in newborns; the injury occurs most often…
