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Intravenous paracetamol for neonates: long-term diseases not escalated during 5 years of follow-up
Correspondence to Dr Outi Aikio, Department of Children and Adolecents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; outi.aikio{at}ppshp.fi Objective To evaluate the long-term adverse reactions of ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Randomised controlled trial of colloid or crystalloid in hypotensive preterm infants
AIM To compare the efficacy of a colloid (5% albumin) and a crystalloid (isotonic saline) solution for treating hypotension in mechanically ventilated preterm infants. METHODS Sixty three preterm ...
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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 ...
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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.
BMJ4d
Pharyngeal pressure in preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure
Pharyngeal pressures in 11 preterm infants, receiving binasal Hudson prong continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) pressurised by bubbling bottles, were measured. The mean (95% confidence interval) ...
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T and Tk antigen activation in necrotising enterocolitis: manifestations, severity of illness, and effectiveness of testing
AIMS To determine if T or Tk antigen activation is associated with different and more severe manifestations of illness in infants with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC); and if a policy of testing ...
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Early postnatal dexamethasone treatment and increased incidence of cerebral palsy
OBJECTIVE To study the long term neurodevelopmental outcome of children who participated in a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of early postnatal dexamethasone treatment for ...
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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 ...
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Cerebral autoregulation in premature infants during the first 96 hours of life and relationship to adverse outcomes
Objective To test the hypothesis that impaired cerebral autoregulation (ICA) increases the susceptibility of premature infants to adverse outcomes, we determined the relationship of ICA and cerebral ...
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To cool or not to cool? Hypothermia treatment outside trial criteria
1 Neonatal Unit, The Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK 2 Neonatal Unit, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, UK 3 Neonatal Unit, ...