Monthly Archives: April 2021

My post about de-adopting certain investigations or procedures in the NICU got a lot of suggestions and responses. Here are a few, either from the comments section or from Twitter. We should de-adopt the following: Dopamine. This is a suggestion … Continue reading →

A few recent studies have noted the marked variability between sites in the use of medications in preterm infants with BPD. Nelin TD, et al. The association between diuretic class exposures and enteral electrolyte use in infants developing grade 2 … Continue reading →

When practices become ingrained in practice it can be very difficult to change them, even when new evidence becomes available, or a review of existing evidence points out that the practice is worthless. An editorial towards the end of last … Continue reading →

The Bayley Scales of Infants Development were created to screen babies for developmental delay, and can be used as one way of identifying children with potential problems, and then determining whether they might benefit from intervention. Unfortunately they have become … Continue reading →

Intraventricular haemorrhages continue to be a source of concern to families of very preterm babies, and to all of us; severe hemorrhages are associated with poorer outcomes, especially bilateral extensive periventricular haemorrhagic infarction. This is one of my occasional series … Continue reading →

I have been unable for various reasons to blog for a while, but getting back in the saddle is a good feeling, and I plan to try and blog at least once a week. There have been a few blog … Continue reading →

I guess the HIP trial should be about screening for congenital dislocation, but in reality, it stands for Hypotension In Preterm infants. The long road to the unsatisfactory conclusion of the trial started more than 10 years ago, in discussions … Continue reading →