In premature babies, apnea and bradycardia often occur together, along with low blood oxygen levels. Apnea is a period when breathing briefly stops. It often triggers bradycardia, ...

Although apnea of prematurity is one of the most common diagnoses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), "it is unknown whether recurrent apnea, bradycardia, and hypoxemia in preterm infants ...

Long-term Effects of Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity on Sleep at School-age. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2014; 140829060838008 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201406-1092OC ...

A potentially life-threatening challenge characterized by pauses in breathing that can last for more than 20 seconds, apnea of prematurity (AOP) affects more than 50 percent of premature infants ...

Apnea of prematurity — defined as cessation of breathing that lasts for more than 15 seconds and is accompanied by hypoxia or bradycardia — occurs in at least 85 percent of infants who are ...

For moderately preterm infants, extending the caffeine treatment often used for apnea of prematurity for 28 days after discharge did not help them get home from the hospital sooner, the MoCHA ...

Caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity has no long-term harmful effects on sleep or control of breathing, according to a new study of 201 preterm children assessed at ages 5-12, the first study ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of carnitine supplementation in premature infants on apnea of prematurity, length of ventilation and duration of hospital stay. METHODS: Two reviewers ...

It can be very difficult to maintain premature infants prone to periodic breathing and apnea of prematurity in a narrow oxygen saturation range.

(HealthDay News) — Caffeine administered for treatment of apnea in premature infants does not appear to have long-term detrimental effects on sleep during childhood, according to research ...

Caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity has no long-term harmful effects on sleep or control of breathing, according to a new study of 201 preterm children assessed at ages 5-12, the first study ...