Monthly Archives: May 2014

Prophylactic fluconazole works; but we shouldn’t use it?

Posted on 6 May 2014 by Keith Barrington

A new high quality multicenter RCT examined the effects of fluconazole prophylaxis in about 360 very tiny babies (VTB), that is they weighed less than 750g at birth. They were enrolled in the first 5 days of life to fluconazole … Continue reading →

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High Frequency Ventilation and long term pulmonary outcomes

Posted on 6 May 2014 by Keith Barrington

The UK Oscillation study (UKOS) was a large multicenter trial in the UK of high-frequency compared to conventional ventilation; 800 babies <29 weeks gestation were randomized, if they were intubated from birth and were less than 1 hour old, to … Continue reading →

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Annual PAS meeting

Posted on 6 May 2014 by Keith Barrington

Just home after an extremely busy, as usual, PAS meeting In Vancouver. Please sir, can I be excused, my brain is full. I will blog a bit about it in the next few days, in the mean time, I will … Continue reading →

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High Flow Nasal Cannulae: poor man’s CPAP?

Posted on 1 May 2014 by Keith Barrington

The title is how I sometimes refer to HFNC, but one could ask whether that is all there is to high flow, is it just another way to deliver CPAP, but with no control, or knowledge, of the pressure delivered? … Continue reading →

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