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Superior vena cava flow in newborn infants: a novel marker of systemic blood flow

BACKGROUND Ventricular outputs cannot be used to assess systemic blood flow in preterm infants because they are confounded by shunts through the ductus arteriosus and atrial septum. However, flow ...
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Omphalocele: from diagnosis to growth and development at 2 years of age

Correspondence to Dr Hanneke IJsselstijn, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC–Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam 3015 GJ, The Netherlands; h.ijsselstijn{at}erasmusmc.nl Objectives To ...
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Observational cohort study of use of caffeine in preterm infants and association between early caffeine use and neonatal outcomes

Objective To quantify trends in caffeine use in infants born at <32 weeks’ gestational age (GA), and to investigate the effects of early vs late caffeine on neonatal outcomes. Study design ...
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Probiotics for preterm neonates: parents’ perspectives and present prevalence

1 Neonatal Unit, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK 2 Neonatal Unit, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK 3 Newcastle Neonatal Service, ...
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Video versus direct laryngoscopy for urgent tracheal intubation in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction Intubation is most often performed electively by anaesthetists in controlled conditions in operating theatres. In neonates, however, it is most often performed by neonatologists or ...
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy lactate/N-acetylaspartate within 2 weeks of birth accurately predicts 2-year motor, cognitive and language outcomes in neonatal ...

Correspondence to Professor Nicola J Robertson, Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, London WC1E 6HX, UK; n.robertson{at}ucl.ac.uk Subjects and methods 55 (16 inborn, 39 outborn) ...
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Management and investigation of neonatal encephalopathy: 2017 update

This review discusses an approach to determining the cause of neonatal encephalopathy, as well as current evidence on resuscitation and subsequent management of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE).
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Treatment of asphyxiated newborns with moderate hypothermia in routine clinical practice: how cooling is managed in the UK outside a clinical trial

Background: This is a phase 4 study of infants registered with the UK TOBY Cooling Register from December 2006 to February 2008. The registry was established on completion of enrolment to the TOBY ...
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Hyponatraemia in the newborn

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Umbilical cord management strategies and risk of intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To assess the comparative effectiveness of different umbilical cord management strategies for preventing intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in preterm neonates. Design A systematic review ...
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Estimating neonatal length of stay for babies born very preterm

Objective To predict length of stay in neonatal care for all admissions of very preterm singleton babies. Setting All neonatal units in England. Patients Singleton babies born at 24–31 weeks ...