BMJ1d
Evaluation of “point of care” devices in the measurement of low blood glucose in neonatal practice
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China Correspondence to: Dr Ho Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela ...
BMJ2d
Usefulness of abdominal ultrasound in diagnosing necrotising enterocolitis
Necrotising enterocolitis is a serious disorder in preterm infants with a mortality of up to 60%. Therefore, early and precise diagnosis and rapid initiation of proper treatment are essential.
BMJ2d
Neonatal–perinatal medicine in a transitional period in China
3 Department of Neonatology, Hubei Provincial Women and Children's Hospital, Wuhan, China 4 Department of Neonatology and Obstetrics, Huai'an Women and Children's Hospital, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China ...
BMJ2d
Multidrug resistant neonatal sepsis in Peshawar, Pakistan
Objective: To investigate the spectrum of organisms causing neonatal sepsis in Peshawar, Pakistan and to assess their sensitivity to various groups of drugs. Methods: Blood taken from newborn babies ...
BMJ5d
Antenatal steroids and the developing brain
Randomised clinical trials show that two injections of corticosteroid into the mother before preterm delivery reduce respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal mortality, and intraventricular haemorrhage ...
BMJ5d
Automated electroencephalographic discontinuity in cooled newborns predicts cerebral MRI and neurodevelopmental outcome
Background and hypothesis Prolonged electroencephalographic (EEG) discontinuity has been associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes after perinatal asphyxia but its predictive value in the era ...
BMJ6d
Echocardiographic assessment of ductal significance: retrospective comparison of two methods
2 Department of Neonatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 ...
BMJ4d
Reticulocyte haemoglobin content as a marker of iron deficiency
3 Center for Pediatric Clinical Studies, University Children's Hospital of Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany Correspondence to Dr Laila Lorenz, Department of Neonatology, University ...
BMJ4d
Perinatal characteristics and outcome of preterm singleton, twin and triplet infants in NSW and the ACT, Australia (1994–2005)
Objective: To compare the perinatal characteristics, neonatal morbidity and mortality of preterm singletons, twins and triplets born at 22–31 weeks’ gestation and admitted to neonatal intensive care ...
BMJ6d
The defecation pattern of healthy term infants up to the age of 3 months
Background Defecation problems occur frequently in infants. A clearer insight into the normal defecation pattern is required to gain a better understanding of abnormal defecation. Aim To describe the ...
BMJ5d
Background electroencephalographic (EEG) activities of very preterm infants born at less than 27 weeks gestation: a study on the degree of continuity
Dr Hayakawa, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Neonatology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital 4-86, Minaminokawamachi, Ogaki, Gifu-Pref, 503-8502, Japanmasahaya{at}med.nagoya-u.ac.jp AIMS To clarify the ...
BMJ5d
Changes in mortality and morbidities among infants born at less than 25 weeks during the post-surfactant era
7 Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA 8 Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA 9 Department of Pediatrics, Brown University, ...