Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Neonates born at< 1,000 g (extremely low birth weight, ELBW) are at an increased risk of …

Emerging data regarding the encouraging outcomes of extremely preterm infants from
centers taking active approaches to the care of these infants have prompted dialogue …

Objective To investigate the association between fluid and sodium status in the first 10
postnatal days and death/bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) among infants born< 29 …

It has previously been shown that hyponatremia reflects the severity of inflammation in
pediatric gastrointestinal diseases. Interpretation of electrolyte disorders is a common, but …

Background Sodium fluctuations in very preterm neonates and their neurodevelopmental
consequences are not well described. Methods We assessed the changes in plasma …

Objective The objective of this study is to discern patterns of serum sodium in a broad cohort
of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants and associate those patterns with hospital …

Background Sodium depletion results in impaired somatic growth. The sodium requirements
of extremely preterm (periviable) infants early in life are not known. We therefore …

The primary purpose of this practical overview is to provide a practical update on
appropriate nutritional strategies to improve growth in preterm infants. Current …

Perinatal nutritional factors may lead to decreased nephron endowment, decreased kidney
function, and long-term development of chronic kidney disease and non-communicable …

Diuretic therapy, commonly used in the newborn intensive care unit, is associated with a
variety of electrolyte abnormalities such as hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and hypochloremia …