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I-Caffeine citrate iyimithi kadokotela esiza izingane ezingakazalwa ziphefumule kangcono ngokuvuselela uhlelo lwazo lokuphefumula. Lolu hlobo olukhethekile lwe-caffeine lunikezwa nge-IV noma ngeshubhu lokudla ukwelapha isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-apnea of prematurity, lapho izingane ezisanda kuzalwa ziyeka ukuphefumula okwesikhashana ngesikhathi zilele.
Uma ingane yakho engakazalwa inikezwe lo muthi, cishe uzizwa ukhathazekile futhi ufuna ukuqonda ukuthi wenzani. Ake sihambe kukho konke okudingeka ukwazi nge-caffeine citrate ngamagama acacile, aqinisekisayo.
I-Caffeine citrate iyindlela yezokwelapha ye-caffeine eyenzelwe izingane ezingakazalwa. Ngokungafani ne-caffeine etholakala ekhofini noma etiyeni, lo muthi uhlanzwa ngokucophelela futhi ulinganiswe ukuze unikeze imithamo ephephile, evumelanayo yezingane ezincane.
Umuthi uza njengesixazululo esicacile, esingenambala esinganikezwa ngomugqa we-IV noma ngeshubhu lokudla. Empeleni iyinhlanganisela efanayo ye-caffeine etholakala eziphuzweni zansuku zonke, kodwa isetshenziwe futhi yagxilwa ukuze ihlangabezane nezindinganiso eziqinile zemithi zokusetshenziswa esibhedlela.
Lo muthi ungowesigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi izivuseleli zokuphefumula. Cabanga ngayo njengocingo olumnene lokuvusa isikhungo sokuphefumula sengane yakho ebuchosheni, okuyisiza ukuthi ikhumbule ukuphefumula njalo.
I-Caffeine citrate iphatha i-apnea of prematurity, isimo esivamile lapho izingane ezingakazalwa zima ukuphefumula kwazo imizuzwana eyi-15-20 noma ngaphezulu. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ingxenye yobuchopho babo elawula ukuphefumula ayikathuthuki ngokugcwele.
Izingane ezingakazalwa ezizalwe ngaphambi kwamasonto angama-34 zivame ukuba nalezi zikhathi zokuphefumula, ezingase zethuse abazali ukuzibona. Izigameko zivame ukwenzeka ngesikhathi sokulala futhi zingabangela ukuthi izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yengane lehle noma isikhumba sayo sibe luhlaza.
Ngaphandle kokwelapha i-apnea, odokotela ngezinye izikhathi basebenzisa i-caffeine citrate ukusiza ukususa izingane ezizalwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi ekusebenziseni umoya-mpilo. Lo muthi ungaqinisa imisipha yokuphefumula yazo futhi uzenze zinganciki emshinini wokuphefumula.
I-Caffeine citrate isebenza ngokuvuselela uhlelo lwezinzwa oluphakathi, ikakhulukazi isikhungo sokulawula ukuphefumula ebuchosheni bengane yakho. Isebenza njengesistimu ye-alamu ethambile ekhumbuza ubuchopho ukuthi bugcine amaphethini okuphefumula avamile.
Lo muthi uvimba ama-receptor athile ebuchosheni abizwa ngokuthi ama-adenosine receptors. Lapho la ma-receptor evinjwa, kwandisa ukuzwela kwesikhungo sokuphefumula, okwenza sikwazi ukusabela emazingeni e-carbon dioxide egazini.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela wezinsana ezizalwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ngenkathi inamandla ngokwanele ukwelapha izinkinga zokuphefumula ngempumelelo, futhi ithambile ngokwanele ukuthi ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ezinganeni ezincane kakhulu ezinobunzima obungaba ngu-500 amagremu.
Ingane yakho izothola i-caffeine citrate noma ngomugqa we-IV noma ngethubhu lokudla elingena esiswini sayo. Ithimba lezokwelapha lizokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sengane yakho nokuthi yini esivele inayo.
Umthamo wokuqala uvame ukuba mkhulu, obizwa ngokuthi umthamo wokulayisha, olandelwa yimithamo yokunakekela yansuku zonke encane. Ingane yakho akudingeki idle ngaphambi kokuthola lo muthi, futhi inganikezwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izinhlelo zokudla.
Uma inikezwa ngethubhu lokudla, lo muthi ungafakwa ngamanzi amancane angenazinzwa noma unikezwe ngokuqondile. Abasebenzi abahlengikazi bazogeza ithumbu ngemuva ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi ingane yakho ithola umthamo ophelele.
Lo muthi uvame ukunikezwa kanye ngosuku, ngokuvamile ekuseni. Lesi sikhathi sisiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwengane yakho ngenkathi kuvumela abasebenzi bezokwelapha ukuthi baqaphe noma yimiphi imiphumela ngamahora emini.
Iningi lezingane lithatha i-caffeine citrate kuze kube yilapho zifinyelela cishe emavikini angu-34-37 ubudala bokukhulelwa, lapho ukulawulwa kokuphefumula kwazo kuvame ukuba kuvuthwe ngokwanele ukusebenza ngokuzimela. Lokhu ngokuvamile kusho amasonto amaningana kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokwelashwa.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokwehlisa kancane kancane umthamo kunokuthi liwuyeke kungazelelwe. Le nqubo yokunciphisa umthamo isiza ekuvikeleni izimpawu zokuhoxiswa futhi ivumela ukuthi imvelo yokuphefumula yengane yakho ithathe indawo ngokushelela.
Ezinye izingane zingase zidinge umuthi isikhathi esifushane noma eside kuye ngokuthi zithuthuka kanjani. Izinto ezinjengesisindo sokuzalwa, impilo yonke, nokuthi zithuthuka kanjani ekwelashweni konke kunomthelela ekuqhubekeni.
Njenganoma imuphi umuthi, i-caffeine citrate ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba iningi lezingane liyibekezelela kahle. Ithimba lezokwelapha liqapha ingane yakho ngokucophelela ukuze libambe futhi lilungise noma yiziphi izinkinga ngokushesha.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ongase uyibone, ukhumbula ukuthi abasebenzi be-NICU abanolwazi baqaphe lezi zinto ubusuku nemini:
Le miphumela ivame ukuba milde futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wengane yakho ujwayela umuthi. Abasebenzi abangongoti bayazi ukuthi bangaziduduza kanjani izingane ezihlangabezana nalezi zimpawu.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakwa ngokushesha. Lezi zinkinga ezingavamile zingabandakanya izinguquko ezinzima zesigqi senhliziyo, ukuquleka, noma izinguquko ezinkulu emazingeni kashukela egazini.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lihlole ukushaya kwenhliziyo yengane yakho, ukuphefumula, nokuziphatha konke njalo ukuze liqinisekise ukuthi umuthi usebenza ngokuphepha nangempumelelo.
I-caffeine citrate ngokuvamile iphephile ezinganeni eziningi ezingakazalwa, kodwa kunezimo ezithile lapho odokotela bangase bakhethe ezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Izingane ezinemibandela ethile yenhliziyo zingase zidinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile noma imithi ehlukile.
Izinsana ezinamaphaphu amakhulu ezinzima kungenzeka zingabi ngabazali abahle ngoba imizimba yazo ingase ibe nenkinga yokucubungula nokukhipha imithi. Ngokufanayo, izingane ezinohlobo oluthile lwezifo zokugula zingase zidinge ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha wengane yakho ngaphambi kokuqala i-caffeine citrate. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengesisindo sokuzalwa, ubudala bokukhulelwa, nanoma yiziphi ezinye izimo zempilo ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi yikho okulungile.
Uma ingane yakho ike yaba nokusabela okukhulu ku-caffeine esikhathini esidlule, odokotela bazohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ngokucophelela kakhulu.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo we-caffeine citrate yi-Cafcit, eyenzelwe ngqo izinsana ezingakazalwa. Lena yinguqulo evame ukusetshenziswa kuma-NICU kulo lonke elase-United States.
Ezinye izibhedlela zingase zisebenzise izinguqulo ezivamile ze-caffeine citrate, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa ezingase zenziwe izinkampani ezahlukene zemithi. Ukusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana kungakhathaliseki umkhiqizo.
I-pharmacy yakho noma ithimba lezokwelapha lingakutshela ukuthi yimuphi umkhiqizo othile noma inguqulo ejwayelekile ingane yakho eyitholayo. Zonke izinguqulo kumele zihlangabezane namazinga afanayo aqinile okuphepha nokusebenza kwe-FDA.
I-Theophylline iyona ndlela enkulu yokunye ye-caffeine citrate yokwelapha i-apnea of prematurity. Kodwa-ke, i-caffeine citrate ngokuvamile iyathandwa ngoba inemiphumela emincane futhi idinga ukuqashwa okuvamile kwezinga legazi.
Ezinsaneni ezithile, izindlela ezingasebenzisi imithi zingase zizanywe kuqala noma zisetshenziswe kanye ne-caffeine citrate. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukulungisa indlela yokulala, ukusebenzisa izindlela zokuvuselela ngobumnene, noma ukuthuthukisa izinto ezithinta imvelo njengokushisa nomswakama.
Ezimweni ezinzima, ukusekelwa komoya ngemishini noma amadivayisi okusekela ukuphefumula njengemishini ye-CPAP kungase kudingeke. Lokhu kunikeza ukusekelwa okukhulu kokuphefumula kunemithi yodwa.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zomntwana wakho, impilo yonke, nokuthi baphendula kanjani ekwelashweni kokuqala.
Ochwepheshe abaningi bezokwelapha izingane bakhetha i-caffeine citrate ngaphezu kwe-theophylline ekwelapheni i-apnea of prematurity. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi i-caffeine citrate ngokuvamile isebenza kahle futhi ibangela imiphumela emibi embalwa ezinganeni ezingakazalwa.
I-Caffeine citrate inempilo ende, okusho ukuthi ihlala esimisweni somntwana wakho isikhathi eside futhi inganikezwa kaningi. Lokhu kuholela emazingeni emithi azinzile futhi mhlawumbe ekulawuleni okungcono kweziqephu zokuphefumula.
I-Theophylline idinga ukuhlolwa kwegazi njalo ukuqapha amazinga nokuvikela ukuphepha, kuyilapho i-caffeine citrate ngokuvamile idinga ukuqapha okuncane. Lokhu kusho ukubhoboza okuncane nokuqoshwa kwegazi kumntwana wakho.
Izifundo zibonise nokuthi izingane eziphathwe nge-caffeine citrate zingase zibe nemiphumela engcono ekukhuleni kwesikhathi eside uma ziqhathaniswa nalezo eziphathwe nge-theophylline, nakuba zombili lezi zithako zithathwa njengeziphephile futhi zisebenza kahle.
I-Caffeine citrate ingasetshenziswa ezinganeni ezinemibandela ethile yenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe. Umuthi ungakhuphula izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo futhi uthinte isigqi senhliziyo, ngakho-ke odokotela benhliziyo bavame ukusebenza nethimba le-NICU ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha.
Umsebenzi wenhliziyo yomntwana wakho uzoqashwa ngokucophelela nge-EKGs ezivamile kanye nokuqashwa okuqhubekayo kwesilinganiso senhliziyo. Ithimba lezokwelapha lingase lilungise umthamo noma likhethe ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma kwenzeka izinguquko eziqondene.
Uma umntwana wakho ethola i-caffeine citrate eningi, ithimba lezokwelapha lizobaqapha ngokucophelela ukuze libone izimpawu zobuthi be-caffeine. Izimpawu zingase zihlanganise ukungazinzi okukhulu, isilinganiso senhliziyo esisheshayo, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Abasebenzi be-NICU baqeqeshwe ukubona nokwelapha ukweqisa kwe-caffeine ngokushesha. Ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kuhilela ukunakekelwa okusekelayo, ukuqashwa okuseduze, nokuvumela imithi eyeqile ukuthi isuswe ohlelweni lomntwana wakho ngokwemvelo.
Uma umntwana wakho ephuthelwa umthamo, ithimba lezokwelapha lizowunikeza ngokushesha lapho bekhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo olandelayo ohleliwe. Ngeke baphinde kabili imithamo ukuze balungise okungaphuthelwanga.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile akuyingozi, kodwa kungase kwandise ithuba lokuthi izigameko zokuphefumula zibuyele okwesikhashana. Abasebenzi bokunakekela bazomqapha umntwana wakho eduze kuze kube yilapho amazinga emithi esezinzile futhi.
Umntwana wakho ngokuvamile angaqeda ukuthatha i-caffeine citrate lapho efika cishe emavikini angu-34-37 ubudala bokukhulelwa futhi engazange abe nezigameko zokuphefumula izinsuku eziningana. Isikhathi esiqondile sincike ekukhuleni komntwana wakho ngamunye nokuzinza.
Ithimba lezokwelapha lizokwehlisa kancane umthamo ezinsukwini eziningana kunokumisa kungazelelwe. Le nqubo yokunciphisa isiza ukuvimbela izimpawu zokuhoxisa futhi ivumela imizwa yokuphefumula yomntwana wakho yemvelo ukuthi ithathe ngokushelela.
I-caffeine citrate ingenza umntwana wakho aqaphele futhi asebenze kakhulu, okungase kuthinte amaphethini okulala ekuqaleni. Nokho, izingane eziningi zizivumela imithi phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa futhi zibuyele emijikelezweni yokulala ejwayelekile.
Abasebenzi abangongameli bangasiza ukududuza umntwana wakho futhi basungule imikhuba emihle yokulala ngisho nalapho esebenzisa le mithi. Khumbula ukuthi ukuphefumula okungcono kuvame ukuholela ekuqineni kokulala okungcono sekukonke, ngisho noma isikhathi sokuqala sokuzivumela sinzima.
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