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Trial of aerosolised surfactant for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

Correspondence to Dr David Durand, Neonatology, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA 94752, USA; ddurand53{at}gmail.com Objective To evaluate the safety of an aerosolised surfactant, ...
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Reference ranges for the linear dimensions of the intracranial ventricles in preterm neonates

Division of Neonatal Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne 3053, Australia Dr M W Davies, Perinatal Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Bowen Bridge Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, ...
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Impact of standardised feeding regimens on incidence of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

1 Department of Neonatal Paediatrics, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia 2 Department of Biostatistics and Genetic Epidemiology, Telethon ...
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Online clinical tool to estimate risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants

Objective Develop an online estimator that accurately predicts bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) severity or death using readily-available demographic and clinical data. Design Retrospective analysis ...
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A structured review of the recent literature on the economic consequences of preterm birth

1 National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford (Old Road Campus), Headington, Oxford, UK 2 Health Economics Research Centre, Department of Public Health, ...
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Clinical evaluation of a novel adaptive algorithm for automated control of oxygen therapy in preterm infants on non-invasive respiratory support

4 School of Engineering and ICT, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 5 Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Correspondence to ...
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Neonatal necrotising enterocolitis and perinatal exposure to co-amoxyclav

Correspondence to: Dr Subhedar NICU, Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK; nvsubhedar_lwh{at}yahoo.com If you wish to reuse any or all of ...
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Haematology of Down syndrome

Department of Haematology and MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital and Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, England Paresh Vyas, Department of Haematology and MRC ...
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Evaluation of portal venous gas detected by ultrasound examination for diagnosis of necrotising enterocolitis

Bettina Bohnhorst, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, D-30625 Hannover; bohnhorst.bettina{at}mh-hannover.de Background: Early ...
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Gestational age and birthweight for risk assessment of neurodevelopmental impairment or death in extremely preterm infants

Background The risk of poor outcomes in preterm infants is primarily determined by birthweight (BW) and gestational age (GA). It is not known whether BW is a better outcome predictor than GA.
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Determinants of developmental outcomes in a very preterm Canadian cohort

Objectives Identify determinants of neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm children. Methods Prospective national cohort study of children born between 2009 and 2011 at <29 weeks gestational age, ...
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Cardiovascular effects of an intravenous bolus of morphine in the ventilated preterm infant

AIM To examine the cardiovascular effects of an intravenous bolus of morphine, 100 μg/kg, in 17 ventilated preterm infants. METHODS Heart rate and blood pressure were monitored. Right ventricular ...