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List of works by Axel Franz

A Historic Cohort Study on Accelerated Advancement of Enteral Feeding Volumes in Very Premature Infants

scientific article published on October 24, 2012

A pilot study of the pleth variability index as an indicator of volume-responsive hypotension in newborn infants during surgery.

scientific article published on 7 November 2012

A review of cord blood concentrations of iron status parameters to define reference ranges for preterm infants.

scientific article published on 28 August 2013

Accuracy of pulse oximetry readings in an animal model of low perfusion caused by emerging pneumonia and sepsis.

scientific article published on 13 January 2004

Achieving Stability in Oxygenation: Servo-Controlled Oxygen Environment as a First Step to Fully Automated Oxygen Control?

scientific article published on 27 April 2018

Allopurinol: old drug, new indication in neonates?

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Automated FiO2 control: nice to have, or an essential addition to neonatal intensive care?

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Avoiding postnatal undernutrition of VLBW infants during neonatal intensive care: evidence and personal view in the absence of evidence.

scientific article published on 03 October 2014

Beta blocker therapy in recipients of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

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Bilateral perinatal testicular torsion in an infant: a rare neonatal emergency

scientific article published on 01 August 2010

Brain injury in the international multicenter randomized SafeBoosC phase II feasibility trial: cranial ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging assessments.

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Calculating Protein Content of Expressed Breast Milk to Optimize Protein Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Minimal Effort-A Secondary Analysis

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

Cerebral near infrared spectroscopy oximetry in extremely preterm infants: phase II randomised clinical trial.

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Choline Content of Term and Preterm Infant Formulae Compared to Expressed Breast Milk-How Do We Justify the Discrepancies?

scientific article published on 13 December 2020

Choline and choline-related nutrients in regular and preterm infant growth

scientific article published on 08 October 2018

Choline and polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants' maternal milk

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

Choline concentrations are lower in postnatal plasma of preterm infants than in cord plasma.

scientific article published on 23 August 2014

Choline supply of preterm infants: assessment of dietary intake and pathophysiological considerations.

scientific article published on 9 September 2012

Combined choline and DHA supplementation: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

Comparison of procalcitonin with interleukin 8, C-reactive protein and differential white blood cell count for the early diagnosis of bacterial infections in newborn infants

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

Congenital chylothorax: a prospective nationwide epidemiological study in Germany

scientific article published on 5 December 2014

Correlation between skin, bone, and cerebrospinal fluid layer thickness and optical coefficients measured by multidistance frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy in term and preterm infants.

scientific article published in January 2014

Critical coarctation in an extremely low birth weight pre-term infant

scientific article published on June 8, 2011

Detection of astrovirus in premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.

scientific article published in April 2008

Developing a better and practical definition of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

scientific article published on 13 March 2017

Developmental changes in polyunsaturated fetal plasma phospholipids and feto-maternal plasma phospholipid ratios and their association with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

scientific article published on 12 September 2015

Early feeding advancement in very low-birth-weight infants with intrauterine growth retardation and increased umbilical artery resistance.

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Early feeding of fortified breast milk and in-hospital-growth in very premature infants: a retrospective cohort analysis.

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Effect of Increased Enteral Protein Intake on Growth in Human Milk-Fed Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Effect of allopurinol in addition to hypothermia treatment in neonates for hypoxic-ischemic brain injury on neurocognitive outcome (ALBINO): study protocol of a blinded randomized placebo-controlled parallel group multicenter trial for superiority (

scientific article published on 27 June 2019

Effect of different assumptions for brain water content on absolute measures of cerebral oxygenation determined by frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy in preterm infants: an observational study.

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Effect of increased enteral protein intake on plasma and urinary urea concentrations in preterm infants born at < 32 weeks gestation and < 1500 g birth weight enrolled in a randomized controlled trial - a secondary analysis.

scientific article published on 8 May 2018

Effects of closed-loop automatic control of the inspiratory fraction of oxygen (FiO2-C) on outcome of extremely preterm infants - study protocol of a randomized controlled parallel group multicenter trial for safety and efficacy

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Effects on Fatty Acid Metabolism of a New Powdered Human Milk Fortifier Containing Medium-Chain Triacylglycerols and Docosahexaenoic Acid in Preterm Infants

scientific article published on 06 January 2019

Enteral Iron Supplementation in Preterm Infants Has No Adverse Effect on Growth: Evidence From Randomized Trials

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

Epidemiological study on intestinal volvulus without malrotation in VLBW infants

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

Gestational age-specific reference ranges of hepcidin in cord blood.

scientific article published on 27 June 2014

Growth and morbidity of extremely preterm infants after early full enteral nutrition

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Healthy term and moderately preterm infants have similar cerebral oxygen saturation and cerebral blood flow volumes during early post-natal transition.

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Hepcidin concentrations in serum and urine correlate with iron homeostasis in preterm infants

scientific article published on 28 January 2012

Histopathology and the lethal effect of Cry proteins and strains of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner in Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith Caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

scientific article published on August 1, 2010

Hydrolysis of casein accelerates gastrointestinal transit via reduction of opioid receptor agonists released from casein in rats.

scientific article published on 29 November 2004

Interleukin-8: a valuable tool to restrict antibiotic therapy in newborn infants

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

Late-onset volvulus without malrotation in extremely preterm infants--a case-control-study

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Measurement of interleukin 8 in combination with C-reactive protein reduced unnecessary antibiotic therapy in newborn infants: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial.

scientific article published in July 2004

Meconium passage in extremely low birthweight infants and its relation to very early enteral nutrition

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

No evidence from controlled trials to support the hypothesis that slow feeding advancement in preterm infants reduces the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis. Reply to the letter to the editor by S. Meyer and M. Butte: feeding regimens and necrotising

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Partial liquid ventilation in severely surfactant-depleted, spontaneously breathing rabbits supported by proportional assist ventilation.

scientific article published in June 2001

Plasma phospholipids indicate impaired fatty acid homeostasis in preterm infants.

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Prospective observational study on assessing the hemodynamic relevance of patent ductus arteriosus with frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy.

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

Prospective randomized trial of early versus late enteral iron supplementation in infants with a birth weight of less than 1301 grams.

scientific article published in October 2000

Pulmonary administration of perfluorodecaline- gentamicin and perfluorodecaline- vancomycin emulsions.

scientific article published in November 2001

Pulse oximetry during low perfusion caused by emerging pneumonia and sepsis in rabbits

scientific article published on 01 November 2002

Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate may be curative in early-onset epileptic encephalopathy.

scientific article published on 23 December 2006

Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent neonatal epileptic encephalopathy

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent neonatal epileptic encephalopathy.

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Rational approach to the diagnosis of severe growth hormone deficiency in the newborn.

scientific article published on 23 March 2010

Reduction of unnecessary antibiotic therapy in newborn infants using interleukin-8 and C-reactive protein as markers of bacterial infections

scientific article published on 01 September 1999

Reference Ranges of Reticulocyte Haemoglobin Content in Preterm and Term Infants: A Retrospective Analysis.

scientific article published on 15 November 2016

Repeatability of echocardiographic parameters to evaluate the hemodynamic relevance of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants: a prospective observational study.

scientific article published on 26 January 2016

Reticulocyte Haemoglobin Content Declines More Markedly in Preterm than in Term Infants in the First Days after Birth.

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Reticulocyte haemoglobin content as a marker of iron deficiency.

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Retrospective cohort analysis on pancreatic enzyme substitution in very low birthweight infants with postnatal growth failure

scientific article published on 9 November 2017

Robust and durable serological response following pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection

scientific article published on 10 January 2022

Role of Neutrophil CD64 Index as a Screening Marker for Late-Onset Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

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Saliva as a valid alternative in monitoring melatonin concentrations in newborn infants.

scientific article published on 18 July 2009

Short-, medium-, and long-term assessment of pulmonary dysfunction in extremely low birth weight neonates.

scientific article published on 15 June 2017

Short-Term Effects of Blood Transfusions on Hepcidin in Preterm Infants.

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The SafeBoosC II randomized trial: treatment guided by near-infrared spectroscopy reduces cerebral hypoxia without changing early biomarkers of brain injury.

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in very low birthweight infants

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Transient glutamic acidaemia

scientific article published on 01 April 1996

Transport of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infant plasma is dominated by phosphatidylcholine

scientific article published on 20 June 2017

Utility of salivary melatonin measurements in the assessment of the pineal physiology in newborn infants.

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Volume-controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation in preterm infants with hypoxemic episodes

scientific article published on 24 February 2006

Whole blood interleukin 8 and plasma interleukin 8 levels in newborn infants with suspected bacterial infection.

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Yes, we can---achieve adequate early postnatal growth in very preterm infants

scientific article published on 30 May 2013

[Prevention of bone mineral deficiency in premature infants: review of the literature with focus on monitoring of urinary calcium and phosphate]

scientific article published on 13 March 2012