Monthly Archives: April 2025

Therapeutic Hypothermia at 35 weeks

Posted on 11 April 2025 by Keith Barrington

In response to a couple of thoughtful comments to my previous post, I thought I would try to address the specific issue of the infant of 35 weeks. (Faix RG, et al. Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy in Preterm Infants … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Late Preterm Infant

Posted on 9 April 2025 by Keith Barrington

Current guidelines support the use of therapeutic hypothermia for term infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. Both the Canadian and the US guidelines include infants born at 35 weeks gestation. However, the data supporting efficacy for those late preterm infants, is … Continue reading →

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Prolonging CPAP in the preterm to improve pulmonary outcomes

Posted on 8 April 2025 by Keith Barrington

I wrote about this trial after last year’s PAS meeting, mentioning that it looked like a potential significant improvement in respiratory care of the preterm The full publication confirms that is a real possibility. McEvoy CT, et al. Extended Continuous … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Research Shorts : April 2025

Posted on 7 April 2025 by Keith Barrington

I used to do a series of shorter posts called “weekly updates” but I ran out of steam and have concentrated on longer posts in recent years. The last couple of weeks, with clinical service, I have had less time … Continue reading →

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