Caffeine therapy has become a standard treatment for apnea of prematurity, a condition where preterm infants experience pauses in breathing. This therapy is crucial because apnea can lead to ...

It can be very difficult to maintain premature infants prone to periodic breathing and apnea of prematurity in a narrow oxygen saturation range. The nurse plays a vital role in infant positioning ...

Background: The CAP trial enrolled 2006 infants with birth weights 500-1250 g who were randomly assigned to caffeine therapy or placebo for apnea of prematurity (N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 2112 and ...

Hospitalized premature infants who received recommended two-month vaccinations had an increased risk of a short episode of apnea, but no serious complications arose, according to a study led by ...

These key circuits continue to function continuously for the lifetime of an animal. In humans, their dysfunction contributes to pathologies including apnea of prematurity, SIDS in babies, obstructive ...

Researchers at the University Hospital in Umea, Sweden, have found that stroke victims who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea die earlier than stroke victims who do not have sleep Stroke victims ...