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About Keith Barrington

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

Fuzzy Images

Posted on 20 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

The title of this post I stole from the title of a newly published article (Mann PC, Woodrum DE, Wilfond BS: Fuzzy images: Ethical implications of using routine neuroimaging in premature neonates to predict neurologic outcomes. The Journal of pediatrics 2013, … Continue reading →

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Nous sommes à la télévision!

Posted on 20 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

Yesterday evening on “télé-québec” the first 22 minutes or so were about prematurity; it was all shot in our NICU, and features several members of the team here, nurses, a nurse practioner, neonatologists, RTs and parents. It think it turned out … Continue reading →

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C’est inSUPPORTable!

Posted on 19 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

A new publication about SUPPORT? Haven’t we heard enough? Well no, this is fascinating, although not entirely unexpected if you think about it. One of the 2 comparisons of the SUPPORT trial involved randomization to be either immediately intubated to receive surfactant, … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates #37

Posted on 18 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

Hough JL, Johnston L, Brauer S, Woodgate PF, Schibler AF: Effect of body position on ventilation distribution in ventilated preterm infants. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2013, 14(2):171-177. Regional ventilation was measured using computed impedance tomography. The researchers found no effect … Continue reading →

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What are the responsibilities of clinical researchers?

Posted on 18 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

One of the presentations at the OHRP hearings of the HHS was by George Annas, a JD who has an MPH (for those outside of north america that means he is a lawyer, but with a masters in public health). … Continue reading →

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“There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world”

Posted on 16 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

This link will take you to a very touching tribute written by a 16 year old to his little sister. It is a very personal essay, about his love for the girl who died at 6 weeks of age, but … Continue reading →

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Predicting outcomes, but not before birth

Posted on 13 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

One very important article that I failed to blog about last year when it came out is this one (Ambalavanan N, Carlo WA, Tyson JE, Langer JC, Walsh MC, Parikh NA, Das A, Van Meurs KP, Shankaran S, Stoll BJ … Continue reading →

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HHS hearings, now available on-line

Posted on 12 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

As John Lantos pointed out in a comment response to a previous post on this issue, the public hearings of the HHS which was set up to address consent issues in research comparing standards of care are now available on … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates #36

Posted on 12 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

Shaw RJ, St John N, Lilo EA, Jo B, Benitz W, Stevenson DK, Horwitz SM: Prevention of traumatic stress in mothers with preterm infants: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics 2013. This looks really interesting, an RCT of a clinical psychologist … Continue reading →

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Pluto, not just a planet anymore.

Posted on 11 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

Or should that be, not even a planet… One other thing I wanted to mention about the PLUTO trial is the entry criterion. The main entry criterion was the presence of clear lower urinary tract obstruction in a male fetus, … Continue reading →

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