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Preterm infants: immunity and immunisation

Preterm birth affects around 7–8% of pregnancies in the UK. There are immunological consequences of preterm birth, epidemiological differences in infectious diseases in the preterm population and ...
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Neonatal stroke active surveillance BPSU study in the UK and the Republic of Ireland with a meta-analysis of national surveillance studies

Objective Assess the incidence, presentation, management and short-term outcomes of neonatal stroke in the UK and Ireland (ROI). Design Active surveillance (British Paediatric Surveillance Unit) study ...
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Thermal management with and without servo-controlled system in preterm infants immediately after birth: a multicentre, randomised controlled study

Background The thermal servo-controlled systems are routinely used in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to accurately manage patient temperature, but their role during the immediate postnatal ...
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Switch from intravenous-to-oral antibiotics in neonatal probable and proven early-onset infection: a prospective population-based real-life multicentre cohort study

Objective To evaluate the implementation of switch from intravenous-to-oral antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin in neonates with early-onset infection (EOI). Design, setting and patients A ...
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Toxic additives in medication for preterm infants

Neonatal Unit, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK Background: Little is known about exposure of preterm infants to excipients during routine clinical ...
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Learning the right lessons from the SUPPORT study controversy

Ten years ago, there was well-known and widespread practice variation in the levels of oxygen that neonatologists provided to premature babies.1 Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) targeted oxygen ...
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Supporting ‘Baby Friendly’: a quality improvement initiative for the management of transitional neonatal hypoglycaemia

Correspondence to Dr Peter Reynolds, St Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PZ, UK; peter.reynolds{at}asph.nhs.uk We describe a quality improvement initiative conducted in a ...
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Association of maternal diabetes mellitus with preterm infant outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Dr Abdul Razak, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia; aabdulkhader{at}pnu.edu.sa; ...
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Postnatally acquired cytomegalovirus infection in extremely premature infants: how best to manage?

Postnatal cytomegalovirus (pCMV) infection is a common viral infection typically occurring within the first months of life. pCMV refers to postnatal acquisition of CMV rather than postnatal ...
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Duration of mechanical ventilation and neurodevelopment in preterm infants

Objective To investigate the association between invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) duration and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants in an era of restricted IMV. Design ...
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Role of ECMO in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Correspondence to Merrill McHoney, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 1LF, UK; merrillmchoney{at}nhs.net Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is ...
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Umbilical cord management strategies and risk of intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To assess the comparative effectiveness of different umbilical cord management strategies for preventing intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in preterm neonates. Design A systematic review ...