An association with sudden infant death syndrome has also been suggested ( 19 ). The underlying cause determines the prognosis ( 20 ). ETIOLOGY PFC can be primary or secondary to other factors. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other adverse effects of nitric oxide include dependency ( 69 ) and prolonged bleeding times (nitric oxide inhibits platelet adhesion ( 12, 70 ). Nitric oxide is the treatment of choice for PFC and can be potentially life-saving. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] vascular resistance in the postnatal period Etiology, pathogenesis primary (idiopathic) — affects term infants an has no obvious pulmonary or cardiovascular causes secondary — with known etiology for example lung hypoplasia, masive meconium aspiration, pneumonia [atlases.muni.cz]

The white blood cell (WBC) count and differential may help in determining whether an underlying sepsis or pneumonia is present. [emedicine.com]

A chest X-ray revealed pneumonia. An echocardiogram found no heart defect but rather a failure of his circulatory system to convert from the womb to the outside world. [nytimes.com]

Pulmonary infection - eg group B beta-haemolytic streptococcal pneumonia. Pulmonary haemorrhage. Meconium aspiration pneumonia. Oxygen toxicity along with pressure or volume trauma to the lungs. [patient.info]

Gene context of Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome Primary diagnoses included respiratory distress syndrome (RDS; 23), pneumonia (12), persistent fetal circulation (PFC; 6), diaphragmatic hernia /hypoplastic lungs (4) [14]. [wikigenes.org]

Venovenous perfusion in ECMO for newborn respiratory insufficiency. Ann Surg. 1985; 201 :520–6. [ PMC free article ] [ PubMed ] [ Google Scholar ] 76. Durandy Y, Chevalier JY, Lecompte Y. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The clinical appearance of these six neonates included respiratory distress, cyanosis, and/or apnea. The chest roentgenograms showed mild to moderate lung disease. All six neonates had progressive acidosis with hypoxemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Persistent Fetal Circulation AKA PHTN PHTN that leads to right to left shunt of the PDA and PFO No CHD Increased PAPs Cyanosis present Newborn's circulation system does not adapt to breathing outside the womb Full-term or post-term babies who have had [quizlet.com]

The newborn patient exhibits cyanosis and acidosis due to the persistence of fetal circulatory pattern of right-to-left shunting of blood through a patent ductus arteriosus (ductus arteriosus, patent) and at times a patent foramen ovale (foramen ovale [icd9data.com]

Serious cyanosis in an infant with a well aerated lung on chest X-ray and progressive acidosis can cause rapid self-perpetuating cyclical deterioration. [books.mcai.org.uk]

After the repair, his cyanosis disappeared, and his cardiac output improved dramatically. Postoperative echocardiography showed a trivial TR with good ventricular contractility. [synapse.koreamed.org]

hearing, and one had a delay in motor development. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Among those infants followed prospectively, formal audiologic testing, in some cases serially, was needed to diagnose a progressive hearing loss that was expressed at 6 to 8 months after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The use of this simple technique indicated that perseverance can be rewarded in the treatment of persistent fetal circulation unresponsive to the usual medical management. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PFC has also been noted in cases of sepsis syndromes caused by group B streptococcus ( 28 ), Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Haemophilus influenzae type b ( 29 ). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]