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About Keith Barrington

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

How much phosphorus does a preterm baby need?

Posted on 1 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

Brener Dik PH, et al. Early hypophosphatemia in preterm infants receiving aggressive parenteral nutrition. J Perinatol. 2015;35(9):712-5. This group of neonatologists in Buenos Aires routinely give 3 g/kg/d of lipid, 3 to 3.5 g/kg/d of amino acids, 40 mg/kg/d of calcium … Continue reading →

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Not neonatology: John Oliver and the refugee crisis

Posted on 1 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

If you have the time, and if you have a heart, watch this:   I hope Nageem gets to see this, and one day, maybe she will become an astronaut, who knows.

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Cochrane review featured on their website

Posted on 29 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

Our recently published Cochrane review of resuscitation training programs is now a featured review on their website.

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Photos of preterms

Posted on 29 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

A Québec photographer by the name of Red Méthot has posted a series of photographs of children and adults who were formerly preterm babies. Each holding a black and white photograph of themselves as a baby. Check it out.

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Treating seizures: bumetanide doesn’t seem to work

Posted on 29 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

One of the many frustrating things in neonatology is the treatment of convulsions. As Gerry Boylan and Ronit Pressler wrote in the introductory section of the excellent issue of Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine which was all about neonatal seizures, … Continue reading →

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NRP Works!

Posted on 23 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

When the neonatal resuscitation program was first introduced I think many of us had mixed feelings. I was concerned that some of the initial recommendations were opinion-based rather than evidence-based  (and they weren’t all consistent with my opinions, which are … Continue reading →

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Many unethical pain studies in newborns

Posted on 23 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

Carlo Bellieni and Celeste Johnston (Conflict of Interest flag, I have collaborated with both of them) have just reviewed a couple of recent years research of analgesic interventions in the newborn. Of 46 randomized studies of painful procedures, 70% had … Continue reading →

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An astounding betrayal

Posted on 21 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

Some of us may have heard of the problems with the data concerning SSRIs (a commonly used class of antidepressants) and, in particular, young people. It appears that drug companies hid and distorted data from controlled trials, in order to … Continue reading →

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Burping babies

Posted on 17 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

It is very satisfying sometimes, to sit a baby on your knee, lean them forward slightly and rub or pat their back until a loud pleasing burp is heard. Parenting websites, and MDs, nurses, and midwives often promote burping as … Continue reading →

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Do Blood transfusions trigger NEC? This month the answer is no.

Posted on 16 September 2015 by Keith Barrington

OK, not exactly this month, but “towards the end of last year” wouldn’t have been as good a title. Three case-control studies, with some differences in design and implementation, but all 3 with the same result, no evidence that red … Continue reading →

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