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Alphabet Soup of Preemie Problems… Developmental Care, IVH, PVL

Tanya Hatfield, MSN, RNC-NIC

Objectives

▪ Identify developmental and physiological differences between the term and premature infant

▪ Identify various stressors experienced by the preemie in the ICN and discuss evidence based methods to reduce them

▪ Describe evidence based nursing interventions designed to enhance the normal development of the preterm and term ill neonate

Upon completion of this presentation the participant will be able to:

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Brain Development

(Giedd, 1999)

Brain Development

▪ Brain development is activity-dependent

• experiences and stimuli "shape" the way the connections are made.

• different beginnings foster different end points

• Interventions can increase cell maturation, such as environmental enrichment

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So why is developmental care crucial?

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This is what we

are working with…

Developmental care

Goal is to optimize development by providing

an environment and experiences that support physiologic stability and

allow for brain development and growth of

the extremely low birth weight infant

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-Early life exposure

predicts future outcomes

later in life

-Neurons that fire

together wire together

-THRIVE not just survive

reduce morbidities as

much as possible

“Everything Matters”Dr. Heidelise Als

Normal newborn behavior and development

▪ Regulation/State Cycling

▪ Posture

▪ Movement Patterns

▪ Attention

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Premature Infants‐Developmental Consequences

Evolution of developmental delay is evident by term equivalent

• Compared to full term infants:

• Poor orientation (p<.001)

• Poor tolerance of handling (p<.001)

• Poor self regulation (p<.001)

• More sub-optimal reflexes (p<.001)

• More stress (p<.001)

• More hypertonicity (p<.001)

• More hypotonia (p<.001)

• More excitability (p=.007)

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Pineda, Bobbi. "Neurobehavioral Assessment Of High-Risk Infants In The NICU". (2016): n. pag.

Web.

1. Autonomic or Physiologic

2. Motor

3. State

a. Attention or Interactional

b. Self-regulation

Five Subsystems of Behavioral Organization

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Signs of stress- tachypnea, irregular breathing, gasping, pallor, cyanosis, sneezing, yawns, hiccups, straining with defecation, tremors, twitches of extremities

Neurobehavioral Organization and Facilitation-Autonomic

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Signs of stability- smooth, regular breathing, stable pink color, no twitching or tremors

Interventions- Reduce light, noise and activity, hand containment, slowly awaken, pace feeds, minimize sleep disruptions, position appropriately, manage pain

(Verklan and Walden, 2015)

Signs of stress- hyper or hypotonia, unable to maintain flexed, aligned posture, stiff extension of extremities, frequent squirming or flailing movement to little to no movement

Neurobehavioral Organization and Facilitation-Motor

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Signs of stability- consistent reliable tone for PMA, improving or well-maintained posture, less self-stimulating motor arousals, hands to mouth, activity consistent with environment

Interventions- support rest/sleep, minimize stress, provide boundaries/positioning aids/containment, encourage skin-to-skin


Signs of stress- Restlessness, movement, responsive to environment

Neurobehavioral Organization and Facilitation-Sleep State

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Signs of stability- quiet restful sleep, less movement, less responsive to environment

Interventions-

▪ Age appropriate positioning that promotes comfort▪ Quiet dim environment without interruption▪ Position with hands to face/mouth


Signs of stress- low level arousal, hyperalert, prolonged awake periods, difficult to console

Neurobehavioral Organization and Facilitation-Awake State (attention/interaction)

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Signs of stability- alert, eyes that can focus on object/person. Robust crying, but able to be consoled with intervention

Interventions-

▪ Encourage parent holding, STS▪ May be ready for eye contact at 30-32 weeks▪ Support awake moments with age appropriate activity


Without self-regulation- Little attempt to flex or tuck body, few attempts to push against boundaries, sucking a pacifier may be stressful

Neurobehavioral Organization and Facilitation-Self-Regulation

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Strategies for self-regulation- foot boundaries, hands grasped together, hand to mouth/face, grasping blanket, position changes

Interventions-

▪ Swaddle exams, have another person for support▪ Swaddle & provide boundaries, hands to mouth▪ Provide pacifier when awake and at times other than

exams/procedures


Signs of stress- Rapid state transitions, unable to move to drowsy when stressed

Neurobehavioral Organization and Facilitation-State Transitions

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Signs of stability- Transitions smoothly from high arousal to quiet alert or sleep, focused attention, maintains quiet alert without stress

Interventions-

▪ Encourage parenting to support skill, cue recognition▪ Avoid rapid disruption of state behavior▪ Assist return to sleep▪ Provide auditory and visual stimulation*


1. Active alert

2. Quiet Alert

3. Drowsy transitional

4. Light sleep

In what state is it most appropriate to interact with an infant?

20 Watson, R. (2007). Core review for neonatal intensive care nursing. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier

Saunders.

Developmental Assessment & Response

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Cues

Physical & behavioral

stability vs stress

Clues

Reasons for response?

Stress cues?

Consider Response

Nursing Intervention or

facilitation

Connect Patterns of

Behavior

Cues that happen every

exam & weight

Communicate Developmental

Plan

1. Containment during exams

and weights

Protected Sleep

Core Measures of Developmental Care


Assessment and Management of Stress and Pain

Developmentally Supportive Daily Living Activities

Family-Centered Care

Healing Environment

▪ Healthy environments for NICU design

• Single-patient rooms

• Social Impact

▪ Skin and development

• First sense to develop

• Interface for development

Impact of NICU Environment - Physical


▪ Sound vs NOISE

▪ AAP recommends ambient noise to be less that

45-dB

▪ Ototoxic meds and noisy environment may both

contribute to hearing loss

▪ Potential for atypical development of auditory

pathways

Impact of NICU Environment - Sound


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Sound in the ICN

▪ Closing drawers

▪ Trash can lids

▪ Incubator ports and drawers

▪ Laughter and conversation

AAP has recommended NICU noise should not exceed 45 dB

Findings show that many high amplitude levels (70 dB or above) are related to staff activities

Source Sound Level (dB) Potential Effects

Airplane engine 130 Pain/ hearing loss

Rock music 120

Heavy traffic 80-90

Snapping isolette portholes

shut

110!!!

Placing hard objects on top

of isolette

77-84 Prolonged exposure at this

level can cause hearing

loss

Med pump alarms 77-84

Overhead pages 79

3 people talking at the

same time

73-84 Interrupts sleep patterns

Water in vent tubing 62

▪Vision is the last sense to develop

▪Early light leads to

• Interference with auditory discrimination pathways

• Problems with peripheral vision, motor coordination, disconjugate gaze & visual processing disorders

▪Mismatch in sensory input may alter neuronal connections and organization

▪Negatively influence later development

Impact of NICU Environment - Light

▪Care necessitates a collaborative team with family participation

▪Positioning interventions depend on infant’s needs

• Flexion, containment midline alignment regardless of position

• Use of aids to support

▪Utilize slow transfer with flexion and containment

▪Utilize infant feeding cues to determine

feeding readiness

Developmental Care Practices

Positioning

▪ Therapeutic positioning can influence normal alignment & neuromotor control

▪ Limited intrauterine space promotes “physiologic flexion”

▪ Correct and incorrect positioning affects the neurobehavioral organization, musculoskeletal development and neuromotor functioning

Positioning Goals

▪ Decrease the effects of gravity

▪ Prevent musculoskeletal deformity

▪ Promote sensory motor development

▪ Provide boundaries & postural support

▪ Enhance self-regulatory behavior through good positioning

▪ Promote skin integrity

▪ Nurturing to promote long-term

development

▪ Neutral or slightly flexed

neck

▪ Gently rounded shoulders

▪ Trunk slightly rounded with

pelvic tilt

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▪ Elbow flexion

▪ Hands to face or midline

▪ Hips partially flexed and adducted and knee flexion

▪ Secure boundaries for foot bracing

Outcomes of Poor Positioning

▪ Skull flattening on sides of the head

▪ Decreased depth of rib cage

▪ Hip external rotation and abduction (frog legs)

▪ Retraction and abduction of shoulders (W)

▪ External tibial torsion

▪ Increased neck extension

with head preference

Prone

▪ Facilitates flexion and head control

▪ Improves oxygenation

▪ Keep hips and knees flexed

▪ Knees under hips

• Flexed and close to the body

▪ Hands near mouth

▪ Head to side

Prone

Yes!

No!

Supine

▪ Time on back will decrease severity of head molding

▪ Keep shoulders flexed with hands on chest or abdomen

▪ Hips and knees flexed

▪ Symmetry throughout• No hip rotation

Supine Do’s

Supine “Don’ts”

Side Lying

▪ Chin tucked with head to midline, arms forward with hands to face or mouth, hips and knees flexed

Side Lying

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(Morris, 2016)

Anatomy!!▪ Ventricles

▪ Intraventricular Foramen

▪ Cerebral aqueduct

▪ Choroid plexus

▪ Germinal matrix

Introductory sentence Arial – 21pt font

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Anatomy!!


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Germinal Matrix▪ Highly vascularized and poorly supported

• Involutes over time

‒ 23-24 weeks 2.5 mm width

‒ 32 weeks 1.4 mm width

‒ 36 weeks involute

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IVH Pathogenesis

Thought to be caused by capillary bleeding.

▪ Major factors:

• Intra-vascular factors

‒ Loss of cerebral autoregulation

‒ Abrupt alterations in cerebral blood flow and pressure

• Vascular factors

‒ Germinal matrix-vulnerable to hypoxia

‒ Reperfusion injury

• Extravascular factors

‒ Poor vascular support in cerebral tissue

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IVH Risk Factors

Abrupt changes in cerebral circulation

▪ Rapid changes in PaCO2

▪ Rapid changes in aortic pressure

• Rapid infusion of volume expander

• Excessive increase in vasopressor infusion

• Noxious procedures

‒ suctioning, PIV insertion, CT insertion, loud noises, aggressive handling

▪ Large PDA with left-to-right shunt

▪ Elevated venous pressure from tension pneumothorax or excessive ventilator pressures

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IVH Timing and Progression

▪ May begin in utero, but usually begins after birth

▪ Hemorrhages may be small at first, then progress to larger hemorrhages later

▪ Most large or progressive IVH’s begin in the first week of life

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Surveillance for Intracranial Hemorrhage in ELBW Infant

▪ Stable neonate

• HUS at end of the first week of life

• If HUS normal repeat at 1 month of age

• Repeat HUS sooner if infant has a predisposing event or deteriorates

‒ Weekly head circumference measurements

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Symptoms of IVH

▪ Majority are asymptomatic

• Dx is cranial ultrasound

‒ 4th day 90% detected

‒ Serial ultrasounds

▪ Symptomatic (common)

• Changes in LOC, movement, tone, respirations,

• Symptomatic (uncommon) catastrophic deterioration

• Coma, posturing, seizures, bulging fontanelle/split sutures, hematocrit drop, bradycardia, hypotension, temperature instability, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis

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IVH▪ Diagnostic:

• Cranial ultrasound (serial) – Papile Classification (1988):

‒ Grade I: Subependymal hemorrhage in the periventricular germinal matrix.

‒ Grade II: Partial filling of the lateral ventricles without ventricular dilation.

‒ Grade III: Intraventricular hemorrhage with dilation

‒ Grade IV: Intraventricular hemorrhage with parenchymal involvement or extension of blood into the cerebral tissue

• LP to rule out septic shock or meningitis

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Grade I IVH

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http://www.slideshare.net/PediatricHomeService/brain-injury-in-preterm-infants

Grade II IVH

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Grade II IVH

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http://pediatriceducation.org/2005/03/14/

Grade III IVH

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Grade III IVH

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http://pediatriceducation.org/2005/03/14/

Grade IV IVH

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http://www.nrdaddy.com/lectures/ivh_pvl/ivhgrad_4a.htm


Grade IV IVH

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Periventricular Leukomalacia

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http://www.armobgyn.com/en/Neurosonography.htm


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Kidokoro, H., Anderson, P., Doyle, L., Woodward, L., Neil, J., & Inder, T. (2014). Brain Injury and Altered Brain Growth in Preterm Infants: Predictors and Prognosis. PEDIATRICS, 134(2), e444-e453. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-2336

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IVH Outcomes

▪ Small (Grade I)

• Neurodevelopmental disability similar to premature infants without IVH

▪ Moderate (Grade II-III)

• Neurodevelopmental disability in 40%

• Mortality 10%

• Progressive hydrocephalus in 20%

▪ Severe (Grade PVHI)

• Major neurodevelopmental disability in 80%

• Mortality rate 50-60%

• Hydrocephalus common in survivors


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Intracerebellar Hemorrhage

▪ Diagnostic:

• Cranial ultrasound

• CT to define the hemorrhage

• MRI for definitive diagnosis

▪ Outcome:

• More favorable in term than preterm infants

• Probable neurologic deficits

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Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL)

▪ Ischemic, necrotic periventricular white matter lesions of arterial origin

▪ Risk factors: systemic hypotension, recurrent apnea with bradycardia

▪ Pathophysiology

▪ Incidence

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PVL

▪ Clinical presentation:

• Acute phase: hypotension and lethargy

• 6 to 10 weeks later:

‒ Irritable

‒ Hypertonic

‒ Increased arm flexion and leg extension

‒ Frequent tremors

‒ Abnormal Moro reflex

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PVL

▪ Diagnostic:


• CT

• MRI

• Initial presentation: PV echodensities

• Later: PV cystic changes

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PVL

▪ Outcome:

• Based on location and extent of the injury

• Major motor deficits

• Significant upper arm involvement is associated with intellectual deficits

• Visual impairment

• Lower limb weakness

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PVL Outcome

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Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus

▪ Progressive dilation of the ventricles after IVH caused by injury to the periventricular white matter; inhibition of CSF flow

▪ Two types:

• Acute

• Chronic (subacute)

▪ Incidence:

• Acute dilation in up to 50% of infants with IVH (generally resolves)

• Slightly more than 50% of severe cases will result in progressive ventricle dilation

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Post Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus

▪ Frequent complication of GM-IVH

• Clot obstructing CSF flow at the level of the aquaduct of Sylvius

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Hydrocephalus

▪ Clinical presentation:

• Rapid increase in head size

• Episodic apnea and bradycardia

• Lethargy

• Increased ICP

• Tense, bulging anterior fontanel

• Separated cranial sutures

• Ocular movement abnormalities

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Hydrocephalus

▪ Diagnostic:

• Measure weekly OFC

• CT


• MRI

▪ Outcome:

• Poor outcomes if decompression is not successful with shunt placement

• Motor and cognitive deficits

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Post Hemorrhage Ventricle DeviceExternal Ventricular Drain/Reservoir/Shunt/

▪ EVD

▪ Ommaya reservoir

▪ Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt

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Patient Care and Management

▪ Prevent preterm birth

▪ Promote in utero transport

▪ Promote a non stressful intrapartum course

▪ Provide efficient resuscitation with expedient intubation

▪ Cluster care activities and promote appropriate handling

▪ Minimize noxious stimuli

▪ Avoid events associated with wide swings in arterial and venous pressures (i.e.: seizures, apnea, etc.).

▪ Prevent blood pressure swings – slow volume replacement

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Potentially Better Practices to Prevent Brain Injury

McLendon et al. Pediatrics, 2003; Carteaux, et al, Pediatrics, 200376

1. Antenatal steroids & magnesium

2. Optimize management and delivery at center with a NICU

3. Early management by a Neonatologist/NNP

4. Minimize pain and stress

1. Avoid pain and stress

2. Developmental Care

5. Optimal positioning (midline)

6. Treat hypotension

7. Judicious indomethacin use

8. Optimize respiratory management

9. Limit sodium bicarbonate use

10. Use post-natal dexamethasone judiciously

IVH Bundles

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Delayed Cord Clamping (DCC)

• ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 684, January 2017

• DCC in vigorous term and preterm infants for at least 30-60 seconds after birth

• DCC increases hemoglobin levels at birth and improves iron stores

• Improves transitional circulation

• Decreases need for pRBC transfusion

• Lowers incidence of NEC and IVH

• Does not increase risk of postpartum hemorrhage

• What is done in your center?

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Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Timing-of-Umbilical-Cord-Clamping-

After-Birth

The “Golden” Hour (Delivery Room Toolkit)

▪ Based on principles from cardiovascular and emergency medicine

▪ First hour of life is a time of critical transition and adaptation

▪ Management has been show to impact long term outcomes

▪ Structured focus on thermoregulation, minimizing energy consumption, and respiratory support

▪ Measurable data points include: time to admission, admission temperature, admission glucose, initiation of IV fluids with glucose and amino acids

▪ What does your “Golden” hour look like?

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Neutral Head Positioning

▪ First studied in adults in the 1980s

▪ Infants less than 32 weeks are positioned in neutral midline position with the head of the bed tilted upward for 72 hours

▪ Goal: to reduce alterations in cerebral blood flow associated with turning of the head from side to side in efforts to reduce the incidence of IVH

▪ Thoughts?

▪ Key stakeholders? Equipment needs?

▪ How is this audited?

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Cerebral blood flow▪ELBWs have impaired cerebral autoregulation

▪Everyday ICN tasks that affect Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF)

•Diaper changes

•Suctioning

•Blood sampling

▪Can we prevent harm to our patients?

Schulz, G., Keller, E., Haensse, D., Arlettaz, R., Bucher, H., & Fauchere, J. (2003).

Slow Blood Sampling From an Umbilical Artery Catheter Prevents a Decrease in

Cerebral Oxygenation in the Preterm Newborn. PEDIATRICS, 111(1), e73-e76.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.111.1.e73

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Blood Sampling

▪Evidence has shown blood sampling techniques from UACs affect cerebral blood flow and oxygenation

▪20 second vs. 40 second push-pull

Schulz, G., Keller, E., Haensse, D., Arlettaz, R., Bucher, H., & Fauchere, J. (2003). Slow Blood Sampling From

an Umbilical Artery Catheter Prevents a Decrease in Cerebral Oxygenation in the Preterm Newborn.

PEDIATRICS, 111(1), e73-e76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.111.1.e73

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Permissive hypotension

▪ Current practice

▪ Preterm infants with a MAP<GA often have no clinical

signs of shock

• Presumably have adequate tissue oxygen delivery

• May not need treatment.

• Numerical blood pressure value lower than gestational

age should not be used as the only indicator for

treating early period hypotension

• Reperfusion injury

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Weight Infants (≤1000 gm). Yonsei Medical Journal, 53(4), 765. http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2012.53.4.765

Offsetting stress with POSITIVE experiences

▪ Stressful experiences in NICU are inevitable

▪ How do we provide positive experiences?

• Tactile

• Vestibular

• Gustatory

• Olfactory

• Auditory

• Visual

▪ How do we document this?

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Take care of this brain

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QUESTIONS??

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References

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References

▪ Report of the Seventh Consensus Conference on Newborn ICU Design February 1, 2007. Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU Design.

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Alphabet Soup of Preemie Problems… PDA

Amber Mason, BSN, CCRN

Objectives

▪Describe normal cardiac physiology and development

▪Understand the unique physiologic needs of the preterm infant with a PDA

▪Define the implications prematurity presents with the cardiac system

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Normal Cardiovascular Function: Review

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Review

of

FETAL

SHUNTS

The PDA and the Fetus

The ductus arteriosus

serves to divert blood

away from the fluid-filled

lungs toward the

descending aorta

and placenta

In the Full Term Neonate…

▪Profound ductal wall hypoxia

• Inhibits local production of PGE2 and NO

• Produces smooth muscle apoptosis

• Induces local production of growth factors

‒TGF- β Transforming growth factor-β

‒VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor

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In the Preterm Neonate…

▪Ductus frequently remains open for many days

after birth

▪Even with constriction the premature ductus

frequently fails to develop profound hypoxemia

• Vessel does not undergo anatomic remodeling

‒Susceptible to vessel reopening

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Ductal Constriction and the Preterm Infant

▪ Intrinsic tone of the extremely immature

ductus is <70% compared to term infant

▪ ↑ Sensitivity to the vasodilating effects of

PGE2 and NO

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A PDA is normal on DOL 3 and may remain

open through the first week of life in 50% of

preterm infants

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▪The presence of a hemodynamically

significant PDA with a large left-to-right shunt

is a common cause of morbidity in the

extremely premature neonate

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Redistribution of Systemic Blood Flow

Even with a small PDA blood is shunted away

from the:

• Skin

• Bone

• Muscle

• GI tract

• Kidneys

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A Hemodynamically Significant PDA May Increase the Risk of…

▪ Intraventricular hemorrhage

▪ Pulmonary edema/hemorrhage

▪ Necrotizing enterocolitis

▪ BPD/ventilator dependence

▪ Retinopathy of prematurity

▪ Surgical intervention

▪ Death

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How Does a PDA Present?

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Actual Monitor of Preemie

with Significant PDA

PDA Presentation▪Usually asymptomatic when ductus is small

▪Bounding pulses

▪Palmar pulses

▪Active precordium

▪Wide swings in oxygen saturation

▪Murmur

▪Widening pulse pressure (>20mm Hg)

▪Low diastolic pressure

▪ ↑ Vascular markings on CXR

▪ ↑ Heart size is a late sign

▪ Apnea or worsening respiratory status

▪ Prolonged capillary fill time from ↓ systemic output

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Diagnostics for Diagnosis of PDA

▪Chest x-ray

▪Echocardiogram

▪B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)

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Chest X-ray of CHF

▪The increase in left

ventricular pressure

increases pulmonary

venous pressure,

causing pulmonary

congestion

▪Cardiomegaly is a

late sign

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Echocardiographic Findings

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Echocardiography is

the best way to

determine:

• Presence of PDA

• Size of PDA

• Hemodynamic

significance

• Degree and

direction of shunting

Laboratory Findings with PDA

▪B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is released

from the heart in response to increased wall

tension.

▪Can be useful to help evaluate the left to right

shunting through the ductus.

▪Normal Value

• Normal <25

• >100 indicates significant left to right shunt

PDA: Treatment Modalities

▪Conservative measures are employed initially:

▪ Fluid Restriction▪ Restricted fluid administration reduces the risk of PDA and NEC and

demonstrates trends towards reducing the risk of BPD, IVH, and death

(Cochrane Database, 2010)

‒Total fluids on admission will be 80mL/kg/day with slow increases

▪ Diuretics (lasix)

▪ Positive end-expiratory pressure: useful in

reducing left-to-right shunt via PDA

PDA Treatment Modalities

▪Pharmacologic

• Indomethacin (Indocin)

• Inhibits the action of prostaglandin synthetase, and thus inhibits the synthesis of the prostaglandin E series

‒Indomethacin is a potent vasoconstrictor and ↓ cerebral, gastrointestinal, and renal blood flow

• Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

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Indomethacin IV Administration

Special Considerations:

▪ Rapid infusions of intravenous indomethacin have been

associated with significant reductions in cerebral blood

flow.

▪Administer by syringe infusion pump over 30 minutes

▪Flush what is left in the tubing with 1 ml NS over 30

minutes

▪Administer into dedicated peripheral IV

▪Notify provider for…

•Creatinine >2mg/dL, UO <1mL/kg/hr, Abdominal

distension, Platelets <100k, Bilious gastric residual,

Hemoccult positive stool

Indomethacin Side Effects•Hypertension

•Edema

•Hyperkalemia

•Dilutional hyponatremia

•Hypoglycemia

•Renal impairment

•Gastrointestinal dysfunction

•Abdominal distension, gastrointestinal bleeding, necrotizing enterocolitis, gastric perforation, gastric ulceration

▪Platelet dysfunction and bleeding tendency.

Contraindications to Indomethacin

▪ Suspected CHD

▪ Known GI or renal anomaly

▪ Poor renal function

▪ Bleeding disorders or thrombocytopenia

▪ Necrotizing enterocolitis

▪ Sepsis

Acetaminophen Therapy

▪NSAIDs come with many risks

▪Acetaminophen is an alternative for hemodynamically significant PDA

▪ IV or Oral

▪No need to stop feeds

PDA – Surgical Repair

• Ligation and division through a left posteriolateralthoracotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass

• The vessel is isolated and ligated with a clip or band.

• Mortality less than 1%

• Complications are rare but may include:

‒ Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve

‒ Injury to left phrenic nerve

‒ Injury to thoracic duct

‒ Ligation of PA

‒ Infection

‒ Bleeding

PDA Ligation

References

▪ Finer, N. N., Rich, W., Halamek, L. P., & Leone, T. A. (2012). The delivery room of the future: The fetal and neonatal resuscitation and transition suite. Clinics in Perinatology, 39(4), 931-939.

▪ Kandraju, H., Murki, S., Subramanian, S., Gaddam, P., Deorari, A., & Kumar, P. (2013). Early routine versus late selective surfactant in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome on nasal continuous positive airway pressure: A randomized controlled trial. Neonatology, 103(2), 148-154.

▪ Kumar, P., Denson, S. E., Mancuso, T. J., & Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. (2010). Premedication for nonemergency endotracheal intubation in the neonate. Pediatrics, 125(3), 608-615.

▪ Leone, T. A., Finer, N. N., & Rich, W. (2012). Delivery room respiratory management of the term and preterm infant. Clinics in Perinatology, 39(3), 431-440.

▪ Vaucher, Y. E., Peralta-Carcelen, M., Finer, N. N., Carlo, W. A., Gantz, M. G., Walsh, M. C., et al. (2012). Neurodevelopmental outcomes in the early CPAP and pulse oximetry trial. The New England Journal of Medicine, 367(26), 2495-2504.

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Alphabet Soup of Preemie Problems: RDS & BPD

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Objectives

▪Review aspects of fetal lung development, pulmonary function and vulnerabilities of the premature infant

▪Discuss indications and updated management strategies for respiratory support of the premature infant with RDS

▪Review causes of preterm lung injury

Changes in Respiratory Management of the Preterm Neonate

▪Antenatal steroids

▪Surfactant replacement therapy

▪Permissive hypercapnia

▪Gentler ventilatory modes (HFOV, PC, PS)

▪Inhaled nitric oxide

▪Non-invasive ventilation: NCPAP/SiPAP, HFNC, RAM

▪Judicious use of oxygen

▪Improved survival of preterm babies

Lung Development

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Impact of Preterm Birth on Lung Development

▪Preterm infants, especially ELBW, in middle of canalicular stage, just beginning saccular stage

▪Interruption of lung development due to

•Preterm birth

•Air-breathing when lung should be fluid-filled

•Mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy

▪Diminished elasticity reduces pulmonary compliance due to

•Altered collagen composition

•Decreased elastin concentration

Respiratory Vulnerabilities

▪Newborn susceptible to respiratory distress due to limits on respiratory system:

•Ribcage not well ossified

•Respiratory muscles have low endurance and strength

•Floppy chest wall offers little resistance to collapse

•Obligate nose breathers

•Tongue large, trachea and glottis small

Risk Factors for Developing Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Increased risk

▪Premature Birth

▪Sex

▪Infant of a Diabetic Mother

▪Asphyxia

▪C-section without labor

▪Caucasian race

▪Chorioamnioitis

▪Hydrops

Decreased risk

▪Chronic intrauterine stress

▪PPROM

▪Maternal HTN

▪IUGR/SGA

▪Antenatal steroids

▪Mat. drug use

▪Tocolytic agents

RDS Pathophysiology

▪Insufficient volume of surfactant

•Unstable alveoli collapse

•Normal Functional Residual Capacity not established

•Each breath requires increased energy output

Surface Tension and Surfactant▪Surfactant- Composed of surfactant proteins and phospholipids- oily liquid

•Synthesis controlled by enzymes, regulated by hormones: glucocorticoids

•Spreads easily, rapidly over lung surface

▪Surface tension

•The force that arises from the interaction of molecules of a liquid

•Opposes lung inflation, supports lung deflation

•Smaller diameter of alveolus requires higher pressures for inflation

•Surfactant coats alveolus reducing effort to inflate lungs from low volume

RDS Pathophysiology

▪Death of alveolar epithelial cells/airway cells

•Sloughing of cells, exudation of serum

•Fibrin clots: hyaline membranes

•Decreased surface area for gas exchange

RDS Clinical Findings▪Physical Exam

▪Tachypnea, grunting, flaring, retracting within minutes or

hours of life

▪Pallor, cyanosis, hypotension

▪Decreased breath sounds, rales

▪CXR

•Reduced lung volumes

•“Ground glass” appearance: areas of atelectasis and

hyperexpansion

▪Lab findings

•Blood gas: hypoxemia, acidosis (respiratory, metabolic,

mixed)

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CXR: Air bronchograms

RDS Prevention

▪Antenatal steroids (Betamethasone 48 hrs PTD)

▪Accelerate lung maturation

▪Single course for women between 24 and 34 wks

gestation at risk for preterm delivery

▪Reduces incidence of RDS by 50% in infants < 31

wks

▪Decreases neonatal mortality by 30%

▪Decreases incidence of IVH and NEC

▪No adverse consequences identified at this dose

▪Ongoing trials evaluating use of repeated doses in

undelivered moms at continued high risk

Unique Needs of the ELBW Baby: It’s All About Protection

▪What we do during those first minutes, to hours can affect outcomes

▪All systems immature and vulnerable

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The Golden Hour

▪Definition

•Taken from shock trauma medicine indicating the critical first hour as the most important for improving survival

•For the extremely preterm neonate, initial steps undertaken to optimize coordination and execution of care with the goal of minimizing injury and improving outcomes

GOAL: resuscitation without injury!

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We Are Better, Together!California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC): Delivery Room Management

▪Collaborative aims:

•Best practice “Bundle” to improve care at high risk deliveries addressing:

‒Teamwork with use of pre-resuscitation checklists and simulation based learning

‒Optimization of respiratory care for the preterm baby

‒Maintenance of normothermia, avoidance of hypo and hyperthermia

www.cpqcc.org

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CPQCC Delivery Room Management Collaborative Outcomes

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Measure Collaborative

Before/After

n 20

Individual

Before /After

n 31

Non Participant

Before/After

n 44

Rate of

Hypothermia39% to 21% 38% to

33%

42% to

34%

Rate of

Intubation in DR53% to 40% 44% to

36%

43% to

40%

Rate of

Surfactant

Administration

in Delivery

Room

37% to 20% 19% to

12%

18% to

16%

RDS Treatment Strategies

▪Initial DR stabilization -California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) guidelines

▪Surfactant replacement

▪Support ventilation (lung protection is goal)

‒Non-invasive ventilation

‒Gentler mechanical ventilation

▪Fluids, electrolytes, glucose, calories, normothermia

▪Prevent complications

•Infection

•BPD/CLD

▪Inhaled nitric oxide

Surfactant Replacement

▪Rescue decreases severity of BPD but not incidence

▪Adverse effects

▪Transient hypoxia, bradycardia

▪Acute airway obstruction

▪Transient falls in BP, CBF (cerebral blood flow)

▪Pulmonary hemorrhage

▪To intubate or not to intubate?

•Stable at birth: should the patient be intubated for

surfactant? Can destabilize patient & cause

deterioration

Surfactant Replacement ▪Prophylaxis vs Rescue Treatment

• Prophylaxis: give within 15 minutes of birth

• Rescue: give when babe has established RDS

• Moved from a prophylactic approach to early rescue dosing

‒Indicated for intubated patients needing >30% FiO2

• No consistent criteria for when to use

Surfactant Replacement

▪Dose: how many?

•Most respond well to one dose

•Additional dosing depends on response to first

•Criteria for repeating dose unclear

‒Accepted: q 12hrs, FiO2 >40%

‒Very little data re: optimal dose, timing

▪Administration

•Bolus better than slow infusion: better distribution

•Use ETT with side port, HV dose into lungs

•Turning side to side not used at UCSF

Oxygen therapy

▪Most commonly used drug in neonatal care

▪No concentration is “safe”

▪Use blender, analyzers

▪Continuous monitoring (HR, sats)

▪Humidify, warm

▪Maintain stable delivery, concentration

▪Wean slowly with continuous monitoring

▪O2 saturation: target ranges

•Under 1000gms: 85%-92% (PaO2 45-60 torr)***

•Beyond 36wks: 90-95%

Non-invasive Ventilation

▪High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)

▪Delivers higher flows (up to 8L/min) thru NC with high humidity

▪Used by many centers (64%) as primary support for RDS, apnea of prematurity, post-extub care

▪Minimal research to establish safety/efficacy

▪No direct measure of pressure, may get excessive PEEP

▪Nasal CPAP

•Primary means of respiratory support in VLBW

•Early use of NCPAP in VLBW assoc with decreased rates of BPD/CLD, ROP (VON study)

‒Good evidence that even VLBW/ELBW can be successfully treated with NCPAP without surfactant

Noninvasive Ventilation

▪Nasal CPAP Indications

▪Spontaneous breathing, mild to moderate RDS

▪Cannot maintain PaO2 of 60 torr in 60% FiO2

▪Support during weaning from mechanical ventilation

▪Advantages

•Establishes and maintains FRC, Conserves surfactant, Decreases resistance, increases compliance, Reduces apnea, lung injury, inflammation, Conserves energy, Reduce need for mechanical ventilation

▪Disadvantages

•Gaseous distension of bowel, Increased rate of pneumos, Difficulty keeping prongs in nose/mask on face, maintaining patency, Infant agitation, Labor intensive for neonatal nurse, Risk for device related pressure ulcers, scarring, disfigurement

Respiratory-Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)

Hooper, S., te Pas, A., Lewis, R., & Morley, C. (2010). Establishing Functional

Residual Capacity at Birth. Neoreviews, 11(9), e474-e483.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/neo.11-9-e474145

Movie 1 - Time-lapsed phase contrast X-ray image sequence, showing the

effect intermittent positive pressure ventilation (PPV) without a positive end-

expiratory pressure (PEEP), on lung aeration at birth.

http://neoreviews.aappublications.org/highwire/filestream/18026/field_highwire

_adjunct_files/0/Movie1_PPV_no_PEEP.mov

Movie 2 - Time-lapsed phase contrast X-ray image sequence, showing the

effect intermittent positive pressure ventilation (PPV) with 5 cmH2O of positive

end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), on lung aeration at birth.

http://neoreviews.aappublications.org/highwire/filestream/18026/field_highwire

_adjunct_files/1/Movie2_PPV_with_PEEP.mov

http://neoreviews.aappublications.org/highwire/filestream/18026/field_highwire_adjunct_files/0/Movie1_PPV_no_PEEP.mov

http://neoreviews.aappublications.org/highwire/filestream/18026/field_highwire_adjunct_files/1/Movie2_PPV_with_PEEP.mov

Mechanical Ventilation & CPQCC DR Guidelines for Intubation

▪Indications

• Apnea unresponsive to stimulation or hand ventilation

• High and rising PaCO2 : >60mmHg = respiratory failure

• Increasing FiO2 needs: > 60% despite NCPAP

‒ Sign of low lung volumes

‒ Indicator of severe RDS

‒ Obstructed breaths

‒ No response to CPAP

‒ Apnea

UCSF Conventional Ventilation Practice

▪Principles

‒Keep tidal volumes normal (4 to 5 ml/kg)

‒Sats 88 to 92

‒PaCO2 about 45 to 60 (permissive hypercapnea)

‒ pH >7.25

‒Extubate ASAP

Desaturation Episodes: Critical Points

▪Fewer desaturations with proper positioning

▪Prone

▪Developmental positioning, nesting

▪Minimal handling during desaturation episode

▪Assess need for sedation

▪Be patient, most will recover with no intervention

▪O2 titrations used as last resort for desaturation episodes

▪Set tight sat alarms on monitor

▪Document episodes, interventions, infant’s response

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)

Implications of Preterm Birth and RDS/Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)

▪Preterm birth greatest cause of neonatal morbidity and death in US and globally

▪Immature lungs require respiratory assistance

▪Ventilation injures lungs: lung tissue inflammation leads to BPD

▪80% of infants with BPD born before 30 wks gestation

▪BPD: increases mortality, long-term implications for lung health and brain development

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)

▪A chronic pulmonary disorder characterized by

•Pulmonary fibrosis

•Brochiolar metaplasia

•Emphysema

•Interstitial edema

BPD: Definition/Description▪NICHD definition mild BPD

•Requiring O2 for a total of at least 28 days

•Acute lung injury minimized by antenatal steroids and surfactant treatment

•Disrupted alveolar and vascular development: fewer, larger alveoli, pulmonary hypertension

•Less inflammation and fibrosis

▪New description: significant BPD

•O2 at 36wks postmenstrual age and for more than 28 days

•Inability to maintain O2 sats of 90% or more in RA

Current Definition of BPD:

(UpToDate 2017)

Gestational age

<32 week ≥32 week

Time point of assessment36 weeks PMA or discharge to

home, whichever comes first

>28 days but <56 days postnatal

age or discharge to home,

whichever comes first

Treatment with oxygen >21 percent for at least 28 days plus

Mild BPD

Breathing room air at 36 weeks

PMA or discharge, whichever

comes first

Breathing room air by 56 days

postnatal age or discharge,


Moderate BPD

Need* for <30 percent oxygen at

36 weeks PMA or discharge,


Need* for <30 percent oxygen at

56 days postnatal age or

discharge, whichever comes first

Severe BPD

Need* for ≥30 percent oxygen

and/or positive pressure (PPV or

NCPAP) at 36 weeks PMA or

discharge, whichever comes first

Need* for ≥30 percent oxygen

and/or positive pressure (PPV or

NCPAP) at 56 days postnatal age

or discharge, whichever comes

first

BPD Incidence

▪Inversely proportional to gestational age

▪Of survivors corrected to 36 weeks

•85% of babies born at 22 weeks had an O2 requirement

•22% of babies born at 28 weeks had an O2 requirement

(Stoll et al., 2010)

BPD Summary

▪Chronic lung disease

▪Inversely proportional to gestational age

▪Develops after acute pulmonary disease

▪Chronic, constant recurrent lung injury

⦿Lung injury and repair occur simultaneously with organ growth and development

▪Prolongs need for O2 , mechanical ventilation

Factors that Contribute to BPD

BPD

Hyperoxic

Injury

Inflammation

Nutritional Problems Genetics

Sex-specific

Differences

Alterations in

Microbiome

Increased Pulmonary

Arterial Muscularization

Barotrauma

Fetal

Programing

Other

BPD: Multifactoral

•Lung immaturity: prematurity

•Lung injury/inflammation

‒ Barotrauma/volutrauma

▪O2 toxicity: high or low levels, short or long term

▪Occurs in ventilated infants without O2

•Infection

‒Chorioamnionitis

▪Inflammatory cytokines present in high levels in amniotic fluid of babes who develop BPD

BPD Treatment

▪Lung protection

•Extubate to nasal CPAP or SiPAP with low FiO2 to minimize toxicity to lung

•No air leak (PIE or pneumo)

•Best ventilation strategy yet to be determined

•Sats of 88% to 92% will provide adequate tissue oxygenation, help avoid complications of BPD

•Better weight gain

•Prevent development of pulmonary hypertension, right-sided heart failure

•Avoid hyperoxia: ROP

BPD → Pulmonary HTN

(Mourani et al. Clinic Perinatol 2015)

Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension

▪Cardiac catheterization – gold standard

•Invasive

▪ECHO

•Non-invasive

•Right ventricular systolic pressure derived from tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity, or from estimated pulmonary pressures >50% of the systemic pressures

•Limitations such as interobserver reliability

Risk Factors for Development of Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

▪Inclusion Criteria:

•Studies involving preterm infants with BPD and pulmonary hypertension that reported an assessment of risk factors for pulmonary hypertension

▪Exclusion Criteria:

•Animal models, adult population

•Further cardiovascular or lung anomalies

Naguib, et al. 2016

Risk Factors for Development of Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Naguib, et al. 2016

Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

▪No controlled trial of pulmonary hypertension treatment in BPD has been conducted

▪Aggressively treat factors contributing to lung disease:

•Episodes of hypoxia

•Ventilatory insufficiency

•Bronchoconstriction

•Chronic reflux and aspiration

•Upper and lower airway obstruction

▪Immunoprophylaxis against respiratory infections

(Mourani & Abman, 2015)

Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

▪Inhaled iNO

•local vasodilator

•Approved for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

•Has most safety data for preterm infants

▪Sildenafil (selective type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitor)

•Systemic vasodilator

• Approved in adults, extensively used off-label for infants

(Mourani & Abman, 2015)

Inhaled Nitric Oxide: Therapeutic effects

• Improves oxygenation: optimizes ventilation/perfusion matching

• Reduces lung inflammation and edema

• Antioxidant effect on lung injury

• Protective effects on surfactant function

• Beneficial effects on pulmonary vascular/alveolar development

▪Early use in neonates to treat PPHN in term and late preterm infants

•Early RCT’s in preterms

‒Improved oxygenation

‒Decreased need for mechanical ventilation

‒Improved survival without increase in IVH (>1000gms)

‒Trend toward decrease in CLD/BPD

‒Improvement in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 yrs of age

Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia▪Trepostinil (Remodulin)

•Vasodilator

•Continuous IV or subcutaneous infusion

•Can create V/Q mismatch and intrapulmonary shunts → Desaturations

▪Bosentan

•Competitive antagonist of endothelin-1 (therefor blocks vasoconstriction)

▪PDA stent

•RV failure

▪Supplemental oxygen

•Target oxygen saturations >93% premature infants, >95% term infants

▪Diuretics

•Volume overload

•Spironolactone – additional benefit due to mineralcorticoid blockade in

RV hypertrophy/PH, and can improve lung mechanics in BPD

In Summary:Simple Lung Protection Philosophy

▪Lung protection from delivery to discharge

▪Normal lung volume is good

•Over distension is bad

•Atelectasis is bad

▪Stability is good

▪Working hard is bad

▪Ventilator strategy is more important than ventilator type

▪It is best to be off the ventilator

References

▪Cifuentes J. et al: Respiratory System Management and Complications. In Kenner C. and Lott J: Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing (3rd ed. pp 211-217). Saunders 2003

▪CPQCC: Delivery Room Management Quality Improvement Toolkit, revised 7/6/11

▪Durand, D.: Ventilator Strategies in the NICU: What’s New in 2010. Presentation at 7th National Advanced Practice Neonatal Nurses Conference. Contemporary Forums, San Francisco, March 2010

▪Farrow K., Steinhorn R.: Neonatal Respiratory Failure: Pathophysiology and Management. In Muers K. et al: ECMO Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Support in Critical Care (3rd ed. pp 253-265) ELSO 2005

▪Gardes J.: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. In Polin R., Yoder M. eds: Workbook in Practical Neonatology (4th ed. Pp 167-184) Saunders Elsevier 2007

References

▪ Finer, N. N., Rich, W., Halamek, L. P., & Leone, T. A. (2012). The delivery room of the future: The fetal and neonatal resuscitation and transition suite. Clinics in Perinatology, 39(4), 931-939.

▪ Kandraju, H., Murki, S., Subramanian, S., Gaddam, P., Deorari, A., & Kumar, P. (2013). Early routine versus late selective surfactant in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome on nasal continuous positive airway pressure: A randomized controlled trial. Neonatology, 103(2), 148-154.

▪ Kumar, P., Denson, S. E., Mancuso, T. J., & Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. (2010). Premedication for nonemergency endotracheal intubation in the neonate. Pediatrics, 125(3), 608-615.

▪ Leone, T. A., Finer, N. N., & Rich, W. (2012). Delivery room respiratory management of the term and preterm infant. Clinics in Perinatology, 39(3), 431-440.

▪ Vaucher, Y. E., Peralta-Carcelen, M., Finer, N. N., Carlo, W. A., Gantz, M. G., Walsh, M. C., et al. (2012). Neurodevelopmental outcomes in the early CPAP and pulse oximetry trial. The New England Journal of Medicine, 367(26), 2495-2504.

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Alphabet Soup of Preemie Problems… ROP

Retinopathy Of Prematurity

Tanya Hatfield, MSN, RNC-NICNeonatal Outreach EducatorUCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

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Retinal Development

▪ The retina is a thin layer of tissue covering the back

of the eye.

▪ Begins at the optic nerve and progresses into the

periphery.

▪ Retinal vascular development begins at 15 to 18

weeks gestation.

▪ By 32-34 weeks gestation, the blood vessels in the

eye are well developed.

▪ Maturation of the vessels supplying the optic nerve

is not complete until term

The Road to ROP-Pathophysiology

• The preterm infant is in a hypoxic environment in utero

(Pa02 25 to 35 mmHg)

• When babies are born premature, the blood vessels on the

retina are not fully developed

• The relative increase in oxygen extra utero (hyperoxia)

inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), causing

vasoconstriction of fragile, immature retinal vessels which

progress to vaso-obliteration

• The second phase of ROP occurs at 32-34 weeks. The

vascular obliteration that occurs secondary to hypoxic

stimulation up‐regulates VEGF & the retina responds by

creating LOTS of vessels (vaso-proliferation)

The Road to ROP-Pathophysiology

▪ This rapid growth can damage the retina

▪ Improper growth of the blood vessels on the retina

and the damage caused by the growth

▪ One of leading causes of childhood blindness

▪ If the new vessels proceed to develop abnormally the

capillaries may extend into the vitreous body and/or

over the surface of the retina.

▪ Leakage of fluid or hemorrhage from the abnormal

vessels may occur.

The Road to ROP

▪ Zone

• Refers to the location (I,II, III) - how far

developing retinal vessels have

progressed

▪ Staging

• Standardized approach for describing ROP

The Road to ROP

Stages of ROP

• Stage 1: Mildly abnormal growth of retinal vessels. Usually gets better without any treatment and has no long-term effects

("Retinopathy of Prematurity | Pediatrics Clerkship", 2018)

Stages of ROP

• Stage 2: Growth of retinal vessels is moderately abnormal. Usually gets better without any treatment and has no long-term effects


Stages of ROP

• Stage 3: Ridge with Fibrovascular proliferation. Growth of retinal vessels is severely abnormal. Infants with Stage 3 may require treatment and have a higher risk for long-term problems


• Stage 4: Partial retinal detachment. Usually requires treatment and may lead to long-term vision problems or blindness

• Stage 5: Complete retinal detachment. Requires treatment and may lead to long-term vision problems and blindness


• Plus Disease – Sign of ROP advancing quickly.

• Usually requires treatment

▪ Plus disease frequently leads to vessel

contraction and scar formation, which in turn,

leads to macular displacement.

▪ Rush disease: Aggressive form of ROP. Develops between 3-5 weeks after delivery, may progress rapidly.

Factors Associated with ROP

▪ Placental Insufficiency

▪ PREMATURITY

▪ Supplemental oxygen

▪ Ventilatory Support

▪ Apnea and Bradycardia

▪ Hypercapnia/Hypocapnia

▪ Sepsis

▪ Steroids

▪ IVH/Seizures

▪ Nutritional deficiency

▪ Low plasma vitamin A concentrations

▪ Ethnicity

▪ Exposure to bright light

▪ Blilrubin/phototherapy

Prevention

• Treat Oxygen like a drug

• Monitor Pa02 on ABGs – keep 50 to 70 mmHg

• Even if the infant requires only room air, the Pa02 can rise to 60 to 100mmHg

• Protect the eyes

• Set high alarm limits on Pulse Ox

The Road to ROP

▪ Surveillance

▪ Cryosurgery (rarely done)

▪ Laser Surgery

▪ Intravitreal administration of Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents (Avastin)

▪ Retinal Buckling for complete detachment

Complications of ROP

• Varying degrees of visual impairment may require corrective lenses or surgery.

▪ Strabismus ( Crossed-eyed)

▪ Nystagmus (Rapid involuntary motion of the eyeball)

▪ Glaucoma (Abnormal high fluid pressure in the eye)

▪ Cataracts (Opacity of the lens)

▪ Amblyopia (“Lazy eye” Dimness of sight – Visual transmission not recognized properly)

▪ Macular ectopia (displacement of ocular muscles)

▪ Myopia (nearsightedness)

The end

References

▪ Verklan, M., & Walden, M. (2015). Core curriculum for neonatal intensive care nursing (5th ed.).

▪ Retinopathy of Prematurity | Pediatrics Clerkship. (2018). Retrieved from https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/retinopathy-prematurity

Alphabet Soup of Preemie Problems…MBM & NEC

Tanya Hatfield, MSN, RNC-NICNeonatal Outreach Educator

Objectives

▪ Differentiate between the term and preterm GI system

▪ Describe nutritional goals for the preterm infant

▪ Identify risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)

▪ Identify signs and symptoms of NEC

▪ Describe medical and surgical treatment plans for NEC

Upon completion of this presentation the participant should be able to:

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Embryologic GI Development

▪ Fetal gut complete by 20-22 weeks

▪ Functional development begins in utero and continues into infancy

▪ At 32 weeks the fetus begins normal gastric emptying. At 34-36 weeks suck swallow coordination occurs, along with rapid peristalsis

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Encyclopedia.Medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 15 April 2017, from

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002398.htm

How long are the small intestines?

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Presentation, UC Davis.

Small Intestines Tight Junctions

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When Good Guts Go Bad…

What is NEC?

▪Definition: an acquired disease that affects

the GI system, particularly that of premature

infants. It is characterized by inflammation of

the bowel wall followed by areas of necrosis,

most commonly in the terminal ileum and

proximal colon, but may affect any or all of the

small and large intestines.

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Verklan, M., & Walden, M. (2015). Core curriculum for neonatal intensive care

nursing (5th ed.).

Incidence

▪BW 501 to 750 g – 12 percent risk, 42 percent mortality with NEC




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Verklan, M., & Walden, M. (2015). Core curriculum for neonatal intensive care

nursing (5th ed.).

What is or isn’t NEC?

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Gordon, P. (2017). We have to redefine NEC. Presented at, UC Davis

NEC Pathogenesis▪Prematurity

•Propensity towards gut inflammation

•Impaired intestinal barrier function

•Decreased intestinal motility

•Deficient mucosal enzymes,

hormones, pepsin, and gastric acid

•Immature autoregulation of

microcirculation

•Lack of amniotic fluid

•Immature mucin layer

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NEC Pathogenesis

▪Enteral Feeds

•Formula feeding

•Fortification

▪Abnormal intestinal microbiota

•Decreased commensal flora

•Increased pathogenic bacteria

•Prolonged antibiotic therapy

•Acid suppression medications

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NEC Pathogenesis

▪Gut Ischemia

•Abnormal gut vascular

regulation

•More prone to hypoxic

events

▪Inflammatory response

•Genetic factors?

•TLR4?

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NEC Pathogenesis

▪TLR4

•Toll-like receptor

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Etiology

Common final pathway – the endogenous production of inflammatory mediators that

precipitate intestinal injury

Model of Pathogenesis

▪ Subclinical event (hypoxia, ischemia)

▪ Intestines become colonized

▪ Bacteria bind to injured mucosa

▪ Inflammatory response

▪ Increased permeability of mucosa

▪ Translocation of bacteria

▪ Inflammatory response accelerates

▪ Inflammatory mediators, reactive oxygen species further injure mucosa

▪ Maladaptive vasoconstrictive response leads to ongoing ischemia/reperfusion injury

▪ End result – cycle of feedback mechanisms ultimately causing necrosis and perforation

Gastrointestinal Development

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Bacteria = Sharks

Epithelium = The Wall

Mucin = The Moat

Rest of the body = town

TLR-4, Immune Cells, etc = sentries

Commensal Biofilm = The Barges

Fats = Seagulls

(complacent,

harmless, unhelpful)

Hypoxemia/ Hypovolemia = Natural Disaster

If persists can destroy the wall and overfill the

bay allowing unrestricted access to the town!

In medical terms, it can lead to damage

inflammation and shock.

In the adult intestine…


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Breast MilkIn the premature intestine…

• Walls aren’t as strong

• Moat isn’t as wide

• Lots more sentries

• Not as many barges


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Breast MilkBreast Milk• Has growth factors to increase

mucin production

• Has HMOs that distract pathogens

and feed commensals

Formula• Less protection against pathogen invasions

• Over expressed TLR-4 (sentries) sends out

alarm causing excessive inflammatory

response (town panic & wall damage)

Both are still at risk for

“natural disasters” but

hopefully the breast fed

infant can weather the storm

a little better

Diagnosing NEC

Bell’s Staging of NEC

▪ Stage 1-Suspected NEC

▪ Gastric residuals, abdominal distention, temp instability,

A/B/Ds

▪ Stage 2- Proven NEC

• Absent bowel sounds, abdominal tenderness,

pneumatosis, portal venous gas, metabolic acidosis, ↓

Platelets

▪ Stage 3- Advanced NEC

• Severely ill, marked distension, peritonitis, hypotension,

disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

‒Stage IIIA intact bowel, stage IIIB perforated

bowel visualized as a pneumoperitoneum

Presentation – clinical findings

▪ Abdominal distension

▪ Feeding residuals, often bilious

▪ Gross or occult blood in stool

▪ Abdominal tenderness

▪ Erythema or bluish discoloration of abdominal wall

▪ Absent bowel sounds

▪ Non-specific signs (temp. instability, glucose instability, lethargy, apnea/bradycardia, hypotension)

Visual Exam

Presentation – Laboratory Findings

▪ Glucose instability

▪ Abnormally high or low WBC

▪ Left shift of WBC (increased bands, metas)

▪ Thrombocytopenia

▪ Metabolic acidosis

▪ DIC

▪ CRP

Presentation- Radiologic Findings

Normal Abdominal Xray

▪ Uniform size and shape of loops

▪ Diameter approximates vertebra

▪ Gas throughout entire bowel tract

▪ Gas pattern should vary on subsequent x rays

▪ No free air in abdomen and liver is opaque

Presentation – Radiographic Findings

▪ Non-specific bowel dilatation

▪ Thickening of bowel wall

▪ Fixed, dilated loop unchanged on >1 radiograph

▪ Pneumatosis intestinalis

▪ Portal venous gas

▪ Pneumoperitoneum

Ultrasound

▪ Used to look for bowel wall thickening

▪ Free air

▪ Portal Venous gas

Management- Suspected NEC▪ NPO

▪ Fluid/electrolyte and parenteral nutrition management

▪ Gastric decompression

▪ Labs

▪ Antibiotics (Ampicillin and Gentamicin, Vancomycin, Cefotaxime, Flagyl?)

▪ Correct metabolic acidosis

▪ Serial xrays

▪ Respiratory & Circulatory support

▪ Rule out other causes of distension

▪ Transfusions?

▪ Close monitoring

Management – Definite NEC▪ Obtain consult with surgical team

▪ Serial KUB’s

▪ NPO 7-10 days

▪ Careful I/O’s – maintain bowel perfusion, may require fluid resuscitation

▪ Circulatory support

▪ Respiratory support

▪ PT, PTT, fibrinogen, platelets

▪ Frequent abg’s, electrolytes

▪ Antibiotics 7-14 days

Surgical Treatment

Medical management is appropriate in most cases

▪ Operative intervention indications:

• Perforation, evidence of necrotic bowel (fixed loop, metabolic acidosis, DIC, shock), or progressively worsening clinical condition despite intensive medical management

▪ Surgical Options:

▪ Peritoneal drain

▪ Exploratory laparotomy for resection of necrotic bowel

Surgical Considerations

▪ Peritoneal drain +/- irrigation

• Allows time for baby to stabilize

• Better able to delineate viable gut when do operate

• Laparotomy indicated if not improving in 24-48 hrs

• Exploratory laparotomy for resection of necrotic bowel

▪ Primary Anastomoses

▪ Ostomy & Mucous Fistula

Prevention▪ Human milk

▪ Pasteurized MBM is not as protective

▪ Intestinal priming (gut stimulation feedings)

▪ Promotes structural and functional maturation

▪ Promotes acquisition of normal flora

▪ Stimulate release of gastric hormones

▪ Slow, but not too slow, feed advancement

▪ Minimize prolonged antibiotic use

▪ Antenatal glucocorticoids for lung maturation also

accelerate intestinal maturation

▪ Prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics

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▪ Oropharyngeal administration

▪ Use syringe to place directly onto the oral mucosa in the

buccal cavity for absorption via the mucosa

▪ Allows for systemic absorption of the cytokines and

pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI)

▪ Rich source of Oligosaccharides

▪ May reduce time to full feeds

Trophic feeds▪ Improved feeding tolerance & advancement of feeds

▪ Improved weight gain

▪ Shortened duration of TPN (less central lines!)

▪ Reduction in direct bilirubin & less phototherapy

▪ Decreased length of stay

▪ Does not increase risk of NEC!

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▪ Breast milk is best

▪ Donor breast when MBM not available

▪ Use of standardized feeding guideline

▪ Reduced risk of NEC

▪ Less variability

▪ Achieve full feeds earlier

Probiotics…

The “Golden Age” of Probiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Observational Studies in Preterm Infants

•Probiotics potentially prevent severe NEC and late-onset sepsis, and reduce mortality in preterm infants

Prophylactic Probiotics for Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

•Probiotic supplementation reduces the risk of NEC and mortality in preterm infants. The effect sizes are similar to findings in meta-analyses of RCTs. However, the optimal strain, dose and timing need further investigation.

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Prevention - Disadvantages of NPO▪ “The wisdom of stopping all enteral intake is counter-intuitive to the ontologic processes that started in utero” Edmund Gamma, Lyle Browne, State Univ. NV

▪ Has not uniformly provided protection, may simply delay the onset of NEC

▪ Predisposes to injury when finally fed

• Gut atrophy

• Decreased mucin production and enzyme activity

• Decreased secretion of IgA

• Increased transmural penetration of bacteria, and antigens

• Increased susceptibility to infection

• Autodigestion

References▪ American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Breastfeeding. (2005). Breastfeeding and the use of human milk.

Pediatrics, 115(2), 496‐506.

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▪Dermyshi, E., Wang, Y., Yan, C., Hong, W., Qiu, G., Gong, X., & Zhang, T. (2017). The “Golden

Age” of Probiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Observational

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▪Gephart, S., Spitzer, A., Effken, J., Dodd, E., Halpern, M., & McGrath, J. (2014). Discrimination of GutCheckNEC: a clinical risk index for necrotizing enterocolitis. Journal Of Perinatology, 34(6), 468-475. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2014.37

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