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About Keith Barrington

I am a neonatologist and clinical researcher at Sainte Justine University Health Center in Montréal

Weekly updates #6

Posted on 19 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

van der Ham DP, van der Heyden JL, Opmeer BC, Mulder AL, Moonen RM, van Beek JH, Franssen MT, Bloemenkamp KW, Sikkema JM, de Groot CJ et al: Management of late-preterm premature rupture of membranes: the PPROMEXIL-2 trial. Am J … Continue reading →

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Analgesia and co-bedding or kangaroo care

Posted on 11 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Campbell-Yeo ML, Johnston CC, Joseph KS, Feeley N, Chambers CT, Barrington KJ: Cobedding and Recovery Time After Heel Lance in Preterm Twins: Results of a Randomized Trial. Pediatrics 2012. If I might be permitted a little self-promotion… this new study … Continue reading →

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A life worth living: myelomeningocele.

Posted on 10 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Do handicapped persons’ lives have value? Even asking that question is offensive, at least to me, and I just asked it! It seems to me that much of the focus of programs of antenatal diagnosis is based on the premise … Continue reading →

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Weekly Updates #5

Posted on 8 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Ing C, DiMaggio C, Whitehouse A, Hegarty MK, Brady J, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Davidson A, Wood AJJ, Li G, Sun LS: Long-term Differences in Language and Cognitive Function After Childhood Exposure to Anesthesia. Pediatrics 2012. Further data, again from Australia about the potential long … Continue reading →

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CPAP or PAF?

Posted on 7 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Several devices marketed as CPAP devices are not in fact devices designed to deliver constant pressure. For example the Infant Flow device, widely used in NICUs, delivers a constant flow into its circuit, but there is no mechanism to respond to changes … Continue reading →

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Not neonatology: Hermit Crab Migration

Posted on 5 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

I saw this link on one of my favorite websites (the owner doesn’t want it called a blog!) which is Why Evolution is True. The annual hermit crab migration in St John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. St John is … Continue reading →

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Predicting Long Term Outcomes: MRI at term for very preterm babies

Posted on 4 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

The most recent Acta Paediatrica includes 2 articles. One from parents of a very preterm infant that we looked after at Sainte Justine. They recount their experiences of having a baby at 25 weeks, and what happened to them when they had a brain … Continue reading →

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‘Do everything’

Posted on 3 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

A wonderful article just published by Chris Feudtner, who dissects a phrase that we hear all too often. ‘I want you to do everything’. He examines what families mean when they say this, and how we might respond as medical … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Heart Surgery and Surgical volumes

Posted on 3 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

I wanted to write about this issue for a while, but it is a very complex problem. There are many studies which show varying outcomes of pediatric, and in particular neonatal, heart surgery. By which I mean that some programs have fewer … Continue reading →

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Not neonatology- Nature Photography

Posted on 29 August 2012 by Keith Barrington

I have only once before posted a non-neonatology post on this blog. But occasionally if there is something I find especially striking I will provide a simple link. Here is a link to the BBC nature website, which by itself … Continue reading →

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