Objective To identify the location of the left ventricle (LV) and identify the structures below the lower third of the sternum when chest compressions (CCs) are performed using transthoracic ...

Chappell and Newman 1 have asked for urgent initiatives to ensure the manufacture of neonatal targeted products to reduce the risks associated with intravenous drug administration. We endorse their ...

BACKGROUND Slight morphological asymmetry of the cerebral hemispheres has been observed in fetal and newborn brains. In adults, sex differences in hemispheric asymmetry have also been reported.

1 Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK 2 Paediatric Department, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK ...

Objective To quantify trends in caffeine use in infants born at <32 weeks’ gestational age (GA), and to investigate the effects of early vs late caffeine on neonatal outcomes. Study design ...

Objective To conduct a systematic review of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) rates in high-income countries published in peer-reviewed journals. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase and PubMed ...

AIM To establish a reference range for serum cortisol concentrations in preterm infants with a gestational age of less than 30 weeks during the first two weeks of life. METHODS Infants were ...

1 UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK 2 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK ...

1 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Izmit, Turkey 2 Department of Radiology, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Izmit, Turkey 3 Department of ...

3 Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK 4 Centre For Paediatrics, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary ...

Background Umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) are associated with thrombus formation. Most studies on thrombosis in infants with UVCs focus on only one part of the route, and none assessed a control ...

Correspondence to: Dr Roberts, Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Campus, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; irene.roberts{at}ic.ac.uk Neonatal thrombocytopenia is a common ...