Category Archives: Neonatal Research

Neonatal Updates #32

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

Cevey-Macherel M, Forcada Guex M, Bickle Graz M, Truttmann AC: Neurodevelopment outcome of newborns with cerebral subependymal pseudocysts at 18 and 46 months: A prospective study. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2013. It is not rare to find these cysts. They … Continue reading →

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Acidosis and the preterm, effects on heart and lungs

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

Noori S, Wu T-W, Seri I. pH Effects on Cardiac Function and Systemic Vascular Resistance in Preterm Infants. The Journal of pediatrics. 2013;162(5):958-63.e1. This study examined the effects of pH on ventricular outputs and calculated vascular resistance. There was little … Continue reading →

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SUPPORT: even better than originally thought

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

Public Citizen are at it again, repeating and expanding their idiotic criticisms of the SUPPORT trial. And stating that the trial was ‘even worse than originally thought’. They are now focusing on the ‘problem’ that the NICUs used ‘intentionally inaccurate’ … Continue reading →

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Does NIDCAP work?

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

I guess that depends on what you mean ‘work’.  Does developmentally sensitive care lead to more responsive, humane, and less disturbing care, improving the environment for our preterm infants, I think the answer is clearly yes. If you mean does … Continue reading →

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How much oxygen?

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

At the PAS meeting in Washington DC, that has just finished, the COT trial results were presented, as well as the short term outcomes of the BOOST trials. These are a series of clinical trials which have compared higher saturations … Continue reading →

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Smaller plates please

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

In this study, first grade children were randomly given either adult sized plates or smaller kiddie plates. (DiSantis KI, Birch LL, Davey A, Serrano EL, Zhang J, Bruton Y, Fisher JO: Plate Size and Children’s Appetite: Effects of Larger Dishware … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Updates #31

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

Yoder BA, Stoddard RA, Li M, King J, Dirnberger DR, Abbasi S: Heated, Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Nasal CPAP for Respiratory Support in Neonates. Pediatrics 2013. A multi-center RCT among just over 400 infants who were at least 1 … Continue reading →

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Music has charms to soothe a savage breast

Posted on 1 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, 1697: (from Act 1 Scene 1) Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak. I’ve read, that things inanimate have mov’d, And, as with living Souls, have … Continue reading →

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What the… #2

Posted on 1 May 2013 by Keith Barrington

Some of you may remember my rant about the article that was supposedly about in-hospital developmental care recently published in Early Human Development. Well I sent a note to the editor through the web page telling him about my concerns. … Continue reading →

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More support for SUPPORT

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Keith Barrington

A new editorial in the PNEJM from 2 PhD ethicists. I specify that as they are not neonatologists, nor pediatricians nor yet medical researchers, and have no conflict of interest of any kind as far as I can see. Yet … Continue reading →

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