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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 ...
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 ...
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.
BMJ3d
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) ...
BMJ3d
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 ...
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
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
BMJ5d
Preliminary evaluation of a new technique of minimally invasive surfactant therapy
Objective To investigate a method of minimally invasive surfactant therapy (MIST) to be used in spontaneously breathing preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), evaluating the ...
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 ...