Category Archives: Neonatal Research

Speech is developing even before the speech centers appear

Posted on 18 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

Someone who is more expert in this field than me could probably take apart that title, but the message of this article is that, even at 29 weeks gestation, , the preterm brain reacts differently to different phonemes (ba versus … Continue reading →

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We can stop routine suctioning at birth!

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

I never understood why it was thought to be so important, (indeed by some essential) to stick some sort of suctioning device into the babies mouth, usually right back to the posterior pharyngeal wall, and suck out amniotic fluid. It … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates #35

Posted on 15 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

Huang SS, Septimus E, Kleinman K, Moody J, Hickok J, Avery TR, et al. Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection. New England Journal of Medicine. 2013;368(24):2255-65. A cluster randomized study in adults in intensive care. There were 3 … Continue reading →

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Hyperinsulinemic babies don’t neccesarily have high insulin??

Posted on 14 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

It has been known for some time that some SGA babies with hypoglycemia are hyperinsulinemic. As many as 20% of some small series have shown this phenomenon, they can be suspected because of the high glucose requirements, and confirmed, I … Continue reading →

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Xrays may not be innocuous

Posted on 13 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

This worrying article from Australia of a matched database study shows a significant increase in cancer risk with a CT scan performed during childhood or adolescence, (Mathews JD, Forsythe AV, Brady Z, Butler MW, Goergen SK, Byrnes GB, Giles GG, … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates #34

Posted on 8 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

Hartling L, et al. Benefits and Harms of Treating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2013 (open access). A very comprehensive review, as is usual from this source, I … Continue reading →

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Well SUPPORTed

Posted on 6 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

I think the NIH just stole one of my titles, which was so innovative and unexpected, that I don’t believe they just had the same idea, they must read this blog. A new perspective article in the PNEJM, from, among … Continue reading →

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Back Home

Posted on 4 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

Back from Helsinki. The meeting was excellent, with a very high quality faculty, even though I diluted that down a little. I have put my presentation on this website, under ‘presentations from our group’ (link here). I presented on my … Continue reading →

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Probiotic Fungi too?

Posted on 4 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

It seems that probiotic fungi, specifically Saccharomyces boulardii probably don’t prevent NEC. There is one previous study Costalos et al which showed no difference in NEC, but some benefits on secondary outcomes (it was very underpowered for NEC, 87 babies … Continue reading →

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Chlorhexidine absorption through the skin

Posted on 2 June 2013 by Keith Barrington

Chapman AK, Aucott SW, Gilmore MM, Advani S, Clarke W, Milstone AM: Absorption and tolerability of aqueous chlorhexidine gluconate used for skin antisepsis prior to catheter insertion in preterm neonates. J Perinatol 2013. This group from Hopkins measured chlorhexidine serum … Continue reading →

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