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Reference ranges for the linear dimensions of the intracranial ventricles in preterm neonates

Division of Neonatal Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne 3053, Australia Dr M W Davies, Perinatal Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Bowen Bridge Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, ...
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Ultrasound of the thyroid gland in the newborn: normative data

1 Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 2 Department of Radiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children 3 Department of Research and ...
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Interpretation of clotting tests in the neonate

Correspondence to Dr Simon J Stanworth, Department of Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood & Transplant/Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Level 2, John ...
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Neonatal brain injuries in England: population-based incidence derived from routinely recorded clinical data held in the National Neonatal Research Database

Objective In 2015, the Department of Health in England announced an ambition to reduce ‘brain injuries occurring during or soon after birth’. We describe the development of a pragmatic case definition ...
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Multiorgan dysfunction in infants with post-asphyxial hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

1 Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Division of Neonatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and Department of Paediatrics, ...
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Term neonatal admissions for hypoglycaemia in England and Wales, 2012–2020: a population-based study using the National Neonatal Research Database

Objective To evaluate the impact of a change in national guidance on the management of hypoglycaemia on UK term neonatal unit (NNU) admissions, describe perinatal risk factors for hypoglycaemia and ...
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A novel approach to standardised recording of bleeding in a high risk neonatal population

1 NICU, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK 2 Neonatal Unit, NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Norwich, UK 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ...
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Patent ductus arteriosus closure: why same-dose oral ibuprofen is superior to intravenous

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Neonatal transfusion practice: undesired variation or personalised medicine?

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Incorporating stressors during simulated neonatal endotracheal intubation creates a stress response but does not affect performance: a randomised pilot study

Objective Investigate the impact of high stress (HS) using four stressors (physiological, psychological/social, contextual and situational) versus low stress (LS) on stress response and performance ...
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Randomised controlled trial of eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics cream for venepuncture in healthy preterm infants

AIM To assess the safety and efficacy of EMLA cream (eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics) used to induce surface anaesthesia for venepuncture in healthy preterm infants. METHODS Nineteen infants, ...
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Feeding growth restricted preterm infants with abnormal antenatal Doppler results

Absence or reversal of end diastolic flow (AREDF) in the umbilical artery is associated with poor outcome, and elective premature delivery is common. Feeding these infants is a challenge. They often ...