Author Archives: Keith Barrington

About Keith Barrington

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

New Publication from the Sainte Justine team

Posted on 13 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

We have just published a new article : The first author Marianne Lapointe is our senior NNP who has been heavily involved in improving nutritional standards in our NICU. She was a leader in developing our enhanced enteral feeding protocols, … Continue reading →

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Respire bébé, respire

Posted on 8 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

Annie Janvier vient de publier un livre. C’est l’histoire de notre fille, et des histoires d’autres familles qu’Annie a rencontré et soigné, et les choses qu’elle a appris de ces familles. C’est un livre publié pour les familles, les soignants, … Continue reading →

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What if 5 were the magic number?

Posted on 5 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

Our weeks are made of 7 days. An entirely arbitrary unit of measurement, based on an idea that 7 is magical, so there are 7 continents, 7 seas, 7 days of the week. Or maybe because you can easily divide … Continue reading →

Posted in Neonatal Research | Tagged Ethics, mortality, Resuscitation | 4 Comments

PPIs are toxic

Posted on 4 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

PPIs could mean “public-private initiatives” which are highly toxic, as recent experience in the UK and in Quebec has shown, but in this case I mean proton pump inhibitors. Stark CM, Nylund CM. Side Effects and Complications of Proton Pump … Continue reading →

Posted in Neonatal Research | Tagged Gastro-oesophageal reflux, Necrotising Enterocolitis | 3 Comments

Holland is changing

Posted on 4 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

A new article from the Groningen group, plus Annie Janvier. Koper JF, et al. Dutch neonatologists have adopted a more interventionist approach to neonatal care. Acta Paediatr. 2015;104(9):888-93. It documents changes in their delivery room and NICU in end-of life practices between … Continue reading →

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Prebiotics, Probiotics and the microbiome

Posted on 2 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

A series of interesting recent articles: Yang J, et al. Application of Laser Capture Microdissection and 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Analysis of Bacteria Colonizing the Intestinal Tissue of Neonates With Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. … Continue reading →

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Neonatal updates

Posted on 2 October 2015 by Keith Barrington

Ong KK, et al. Postnatal growth in preterm infants and later health outcomes: a systematic review. Acta Paediatrica. 2015;104(10):974-86. This interesting systematic review confirms that the observational studies are fairly consistent, improved growth, and improved head circumference growth are associated … Continue reading →

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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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