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About Keith Barrington

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

A Parent writes in the BMJ

Posted on 6 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

Published today, a brief article by a parent of a child with trisomy 18. Please read it, it won’t take more than a few minutes, but it could make a difference to how you interact with the next parent who … Continue reading →

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Profiteering from sick patients

Posted on 4 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

I strongly recommend the blog of Richard Lehman at the BMJ. Each week he surveys the major general medical journals, and provides insightful commentary (e.g. on mesothelioma explained), which is always perceptive, and often bitingly funny and critical. His hilarious … Continue reading →

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Bayley, Bayley, Bayley

Posted on 4 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

That is, Bayley 3. Back from the PAS-meeting, followed by a resuscitation research workshop, and suffering from brain fatigue. One thing that fatigues my brain is a statement that I heard more than once which is that the version 3 … Continue reading →

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Not neonatology : Penguins! Honey Buzzards! Ospreys! Also Herons! Even Parrots!

Posted on 1 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

I have added a photo page of California birds, with pictures from my 2 recent visits to San Diego. Just place your mouse on ‘photos’ above, then click on the Gallery that you want to see. For those of you … Continue reading →

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Sense about Sepsis

Posted on 1 May 2015 by Keith Barrington

Recent guidelines regarding the evaluation and treatment of early onset sepsis, or the baby who has risk factors, have been widely criticized. Especially by me! And by me! The AAP for example recommends antibiotic treatment for all infants born after … Continue reading →

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What’s new with Caffeine?

Posted on 27 April 2015 by Keith Barrington

Lodha A, et al. Association of Early Caffeine Administration and Neonatal Outcomes in Very Preterm Neonates. JAMA Pediatr. 2014. First, a study of which I was a co-author; we examined from the CNN whether infants that received caffeine starting in … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates

Posted on 26 April 2015 by Keith Barrington

There’s been a lot of good stuff published recently, so time for a couple of Neonatal Updates. First the most recent (May) issue of the Archives Fetal and Neonatal edition was packed with interesting publications.(including 2 I have already blogged … Continue reading →

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Paracetamol for the PDA?

Posted on 26 April 2015 by Keith Barrington

EL-Khuffash A, et al. Late medical therapy of patent ductus arteriosus using intravenous paracetamol. Archives of Disease in Childhood – Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2015;100(3):F253-F6. (CoI statement: The authors of this paper are friends, colleagues and collaborators of mine), the … Continue reading →

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Timing of MRI after HIE

Posted on 17 April 2015 by Keith Barrington

Three recent articles have investigated whether we should wait until a week or so after birth to perform brain imaging in infants with encephalopathy, or whether earlier imaging might be just as predictive. The three articles have consistent findings, which is … Continue reading →

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Bubble Up

Posted on 10 April 2015 by Keith Barrington

In recent years the introduction of Helping Babies Breathe in low-income countries has proven to be effective in reducing fresh stillbirth rates. Babies who would otherwise be considered to be fresh stillbirths are given a chance, helped to breathe and … Continue reading →

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