Monthly Archives: February 2014

Probiotics : Time for Action

Posted on 10 February 2014 by Keith Barrington

As I have noted before on this blog, our article showing the effects of the introduction of routine probiotics in our NICU has been published on-line. The Journal of Pediatrics decided to accompany it with an editorial by William Tarnow-Mordi … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Keith Barrington

Alderliesten T, Lemmers PMA, van Haastert IC, de Vries LS, Bonestroo HJC, Baerts W, van Bel F: Hypotension in Preterm Neonates: Low Blood Pressure Alone Does Not Affect Neurodevelopmental Outcome. The Journal of pediatrics 2014. In this observational study of … Continue reading →

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If massage is so good, how come the research is so bad?

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Keith Barrington

I think its likely that massage therapy for the preterm infant has some benefits, unfortunately much of the research is under-powered, badly designed, inappropriately analyzed and overinterpreted. A case in point is a new study in Early Human Development, which … Continue reading →

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Fundoplication, the final word for reflux… or is it?

Posted on 3 February 2014 by Keith Barrington

Infants with severe neurological impairment may have difficulty with oral feeding, and are at risk of aspiration if they regurgitate. Therefore when a feeding gastrostomy is performed, there is often an accompanying fundoplication, It even becomes sometimes so banal that … Continue reading →

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