Monthly Archives: August 2024

Sending home preterm babies with Inguinal Hernias

Posted on 22 August 2024 by Keith Barrington

It has been dogma for quite some time that newborn preterm infants with Inguinal Hernias (I will resist the temptation to latinise the plural, although I was brought up hearing about ‘herniae’) should have them surgically fixed prior to discharge … Continue reading →

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Colostrum and feeding preterm babies

Posted on 14 August 2024 by Keith Barrington

Forgive me if you are already convinced, but I remain somewhat sceptical of the benefits of routinely painting the inside of the preterm infant’s mouth with colostrum. Even though I have supported the introduction of the practice on our NICU, … Continue reading →

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Nosocomial infections, “Hospital-Acquired Infections”, and now “Hospital-Onset Bacteremia”

Posted on 7 August 2024 by Keith Barrington

It has been clear for a while that the focus of some groups and some publications on only infections associated with central venous catheters, so-called CLABSI, was missing the point. You could completely eliminate CLABSI by not using central lines, … Continue reading →

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