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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Short courses of Steroids are hazardous… even for adults!
There were a number of things that surprised me in this study. the first was how many adults get short courses of oral steroids in the USA (and for all I know in other countries too). Waljee AK, et al. … Continue reading
The CAP babies are now 11
I was privileged to be part of the CAP trial group, a pivotal neonatal trial that showed improved Bayley scores and improved motor function at 18 to 21 months corrected age, among infants randomized before 10 days of age, with … Continue reading
Posted in Neonatal Research
Tagged caffeine, long term outcomes, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Are preterm babies frequently Iodine deficient?
Williams F, et al. Supplemental Iodide for Preterm Infants and Developmental Outcomes at 2 Years: an RCT. Pediatrics. 2017. We all need some iodine in order to make thyroid hormones (iodine doesn’t actually do anything else for us as far … Continue reading
Early low dose hydrocortisone seems to not affect medium term development; PREMILOC outcomes at 22 months.
The PREMILOC trial was a multi-center RCT of hydrocortisone, 0.5mg/kg twice per day for 7 days followed by 0.5 mg/kg per day for 3 days, given starting within 24 hours of age to infants of 24 to less than 28 … Continue reading
Posted in Neonatal Research
Tagged BPD, long term outcomes, Randomized Controlled Trials, Sepsis, steroids
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