Monthly Archives: September 2012

Weekly Updates #8

Posted on 29 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Oei JL, Kingsbury A, Dhawan A, Burns L, Feller JM, Clews S, Falconer J, Abdel-Latif ME: Amphetamines, the pregnant woman and her children: a review. J Perinatol 2012, 32(10):737-747.  This review article notes the limited evidence about the perinatal effects … Continue reading →

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More sweetness, some light?

Posted on 27 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

The latest NEJM has an article addressing an issue that I recently posted about, glucose control in the critically ill. This study was in 980 children less than 3 years of age who had undergone cardiac surgery in 2 centers … Continue reading →

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Outcomes of Prematurity… Pregnancy!

Posted on 26 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

One very long term outcome study of premature infants has just been published by my colleagues from Sainte Justine: Boivin A, Luo Z-C, Audibert F, Mâsse B, Lefebvre F, Tessier R, Nuyt AM: Pregnancy complications among women born preterm. Canadian Medical … Continue reading →

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Weekly updates #7

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Jain A, Deshpande P, Shah P: Peripherally inserted central catheter tip position and risk of associated complications in neonates. J Perinatol 2012. This retrospective cohort study showed more complications when catheters were mid-clavicular, in terms of infiltration, breakage and leaking, … Continue reading →

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Sweet!

Posted on 24 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Very immature babies often become hyperglycemic during the first few days of life. How to respond (or prevent) this has been uncertain. One problem in deciding on the best course of action is the multiple possible approaches that need to … Continue reading →

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CRPs; are they CRaP?

Posted on 19 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

I was taught before asking for a test to always ask myself 2 questions. What will I do if the result is negative? What will I do if the result is positive? The counsel was that if the 2 answers … Continue reading →

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Homeopathy: not good medicine, not medicine at all!

Posted on 19 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

You might be a little interested in a rapid response I wrote to an article in the BMJ from a family doctor in Glasgow. In that article the author had been touting the benefits of homeopathy as an intervention for … Continue reading →

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Weekly updates #6

Posted on 19 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

van der Ham DP, van der Heyden JL, Opmeer BC, Mulder AL, Moonen RM, van Beek JH, Franssen MT, Bloemenkamp KW, Sikkema JM, de Groot CJ et al: Management of late-preterm premature rupture of membranes: the PPROMEXIL-2 trial. Am J … Continue reading →

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Analgesia and co-bedding or kangaroo care

Posted on 11 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Campbell-Yeo ML, Johnston CC, Joseph KS, Feeley N, Chambers CT, Barrington KJ: Cobedding and Recovery Time After Heel Lance in Preterm Twins: Results of a Randomized Trial. Pediatrics 2012. If I might be permitted a little self-promotion… this new study … Continue reading →

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A life worth living: myelomeningocele.

Posted on 10 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Do handicapped persons’ lives have value? Even asking that question is offensive, at least to me, and I just asked it! It seems to me that much of the focus of programs of antenatal diagnosis is based on the premise … Continue reading →

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