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About Keith Barrington

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

A letter from a mother to neonatologists

Posted on 18 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

From the blogger Alison Epps, a mother of an extremely preterm boy, who writes at the blog 22w6d. Below the letter on her blog there are before and after photos of her son James at the age of 4 1/2. Dear NICU … Continue reading →

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Paracetamol for the PDA? Maybe not, this time.

Posted on 15 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

Roofthooft DW, et al. Limited effects of intravenous paracetamol on patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants with contraindications for ibuprofen or after ibuprofen failure. Eur J Pediatr. 2015:1-8. In contrast to the previous study that I blogged … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates

Posted on 14 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

Gaynor JW, et al. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery in Infancy. Pediatrics. 2015. This is an important study of the issue detailed in the title including 1770 infants who had surgery between 1996 and 2009, and who had Bayley II tests performed … Continue reading →

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Keeping Central Lines clean, very clean.

Posted on 14 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

Shepherd EG, et al. Significant Reduction of Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Network of Diverse Neonatal Nurseries. The Journal of pediatrics. 2015. This is an observational study from a group which includes a large number of neonatal beds. They … Continue reading →

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Annie on the Radio

Posted on 11 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

Annie was interviewed live on air this morning on a CBC radio show called ‘The Current’. She was asked to discuss the NEJM publication from the Neonatal Research Network that I have been blogging about. I don’t know if this … Continue reading →

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The meaning of life

Posted on 10 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

At the end of the article written by a parent that I blogged about recently, there was a link to their blog. Their latest post is a musing about the answer to the question “what is life all about?” It … Continue reading →

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The Swedish Express

Posted on 8 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

To follow on somewhat from the last post, I wanted to discuss the most recent data from the Swedish EXPRESS study. If you remember, this study has examined the outcomes of less than 27 weeks babies from across Sweden, and … Continue reading →

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Before 24

Posted on 7 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

The latest New England Journal of Medicine has a fascinating article the first author of which was a medical student who was working with Ed Bell in Iowa (I say was a medical student as I believe he has now … Continue reading →

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How to deal with mortality in Perinatal Research: Part 2

Posted on 6 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

When we consider prospective research, there are a couple of other issues to add into the conundrum. One is that, as many neonatal deaths follow a decision to limit the intensity of care, any intervention being studied risks affecting decision-making, and … Continue reading →

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How to deal with mortality in perinatal research: Part 1.

Posted on 6 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

At the PAS-meeting that just finished, we had a very well received topic symposium which was all to do with how death and dying has changed in neonatology over the last decade. My part of the symposium was to discuss … Continue reading →

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