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Neonatal cranial ultrasound versus MRI and neurodevelopmental outcome at school age in children born preterm

Correspondence to: Linda S de Vries Department of Neonatology,KE 04.123.1, University Medical Centre Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands; ...
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Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a 2023 update from the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative

Objective The Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Collaborative sought to make its existing clinical practice guideline, published in 2018, into a ‘living document’. Design and main outcome ...
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Red cell transfusion thresholds for preterm infants: finally some answers

Correspondence to Dr Edward F Bell, Pediatrics, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, USA; edward-bell{at}uiowa.edu Extremely low birthweight ...
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Family integrated care: what’s all the fuss about?

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Influence of a rapid volume infusion during advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation of severely asphyxic near-term lambs

Objectives We assessed whether an infusion of normal saline volume during chest compression resuscitation, compared with standard intravenous epinephrine, would increase diastolic blood pressure, ...
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Management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

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Intermittent hypoxia and caffeine in infants born preterm: the ICAF Randomized Clinical Trial

Objective To determine whether extending caffeine therapy through 43 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) decreases intermittent hypoxia (IH) in convalescing preterm infants. Secondary objectives were to ...
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Serial physical examination to reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure in newborn infants: a population-based study

Objectives While antibiotics save lives in infants with sepsis, up to 12.0% of non-infected term and late preterm infants are exposed to antibiotics underscoring diagnostic challenges in early onset ...
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Is synchronised NIPPV more effective than NIPPV and NCPAP in treating apnoea of prematurity (AOP)? A randomised cross-over trial

Correspondence to Dr Camilla Gizzi, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric and Neonatal Department, “S.Giovanni Calibita” Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Piazza Confienza, 3 Rome 00185, Italy; ...
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Neonatal thrombocytopenia: causes and management

Correspondence to: Dr Roberts, Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Campus, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; irene.roberts{at}ic.ac.uk Neonatal thrombocytopenia is a common ...
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Challenges of a simplified opt-out consent process in a neonatal randomised controlled trial: qualitative study of parents’ and health professionals’ views and experiences

Correspondence to Dr Chris Gale, Academic Neonatal Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW10 9NH, UK; christopher.gale{at}imperial.ac.uk Background ...
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Neonatal brain injuries in England: population-based incidence derived from routinely recorded clinical data held in the National Neonatal Research Database

Objective In 2015, the Department of Health in England announced an ambition to reduce ‘brain injuries occurring during or soon after birth’. We describe the development of a pragmatic case definition ...