Horne Rosemary S C
Ritchie Centre for Baby Health Research, Monash Institute for Medical Research, Monash University, Level 5, Monash Medical Centre 246 Clayton Road Clayton, Victoria, 3168 Australia.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2006 May;4(3):335-43. doi: 10.1586/14779072.4.3.335.
In Western countries, 5-11% of all infants are born before 37 weeks of gestation, and with improvements in modern intensive care techniques the number of these preterm infants that survive continues to increase. Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality in developed countries, accounting for 60-80% of infant deaths in those without congenital anomalies. Furthermore, in the post-neonatal period, preterm infants are at four-times greater risk of sudden infant death syndrome. It has been suggested that this increased risk is due to immature autonomic control. This article provides an overview of studies assessing autonomic control of the cardiovascular system in preterm infants.
在西方国家，所有婴儿中有5% - 11%在妊娠37周前出生，随着现代重症监护技术的进步，这些早产儿的存活数量持续增加。早产是发达国家新生儿发病和死亡的主要原因之一，在无先天性异常的婴儿死亡中占60% - 80%。此外，在新生儿后期，早产儿发生婴儿猝死综合征的风险高出四倍。有人认为这种风险增加是由于自主神经控制不成熟所致。本文概述了评估早产儿心血管系统自主神经控制的研究。
