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Necrotising enterocolitis in newborns receiving diazoxide

Background Frequent and severe gastrointestinal disturbances have been reported with the use of diazoxide in adults and older children. However, no studies have investigated the incidence of ...
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Supporting all breaths versus supporting some breaths during synchronised mechanical ventilation in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE), UK, guideline published in 2019 recommends the use of volume-targeted ventilation (VTV). It recommends synchronised ...
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Global incidence proportion of intraventricular haemorrhage of prematurity: a meta-analysis of studies published 2010–2020

Objective To investigate differences and calculate pooled incidence of any intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH), severe IVH (Grade III/IV, sIVH) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement in preterm ...
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Incidence of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis in high-income countries: a systematic review

Objective To conduct a systematic review of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) rates in high-income countries published in peer-reviewed journals. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase and PubMed ...
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Care bundles to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in the neonatal unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Victoria Payne, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Princess Anne Hospital F- 120, Southampton, UK; vp1m14 ...
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Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation for surfactant delivery in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Context In spontaneously breathing preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure, a method of less invasive surfactant administration ...
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Maternal treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and delayed neonatal adaptation: a population-based cohort study

Correspondence to Dr Marie-Coralie Cornet, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; marie-coralie.cornet{at}ucsf.edu Objective Selective ...
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Donor breast milk versus infant formula for preterm infants: systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to: Maria Quigley National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK; maria.quigley{at}npeu.ox.ac.uk Objectives: To compare the ...
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Late-onset neonatal sepsis: recent developments

1 Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China 2 University Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany Correspondence to Christian P Speer, ...
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Screening for early onset neonatal sepsis: NICE guidance-based practice versus projected application of the Kaiser Permanente sepsis risk calculator in the UK population

Objective To compare management recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines with the Kaiser Permanente sepsis risk calculator (SRC) for risk of early ...
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Neonatal sepsis: an international perspective

1 International Perinatal Care Unit, Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK Neonatal infections currently cause about 1.6 ...
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Combined EEG, aEEG and MRI biomarkers in the neonatal period to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with neonatal encephalopathy: a diagnostic test accuracy ...

Objective To assess the predictive accuracy of early neurophysiological and neuroimaging biomarkers, alone and in combination, for adverse neurodevelopmental disorders in term-born infants with ...