Clinical quantification of SpO2 instability using a new histogram classification system
"As SpO2 instability is associated with worse outcomes in premature infants, it should be clinically quantified and documented on a real time basis"
https://t.co/6ozZjuRUdU
#NeoEBM
Experts have identified salivary cortisol levels as a biomarker to indicate the severity of opioid withdrawal in exposed newborns. Explore the results of the @Ped_Research study here. #opioidcrisis https://t.co/nxfVLYDvhd
The long awaited results of the SIFT trial which compared 18ml/kg/day vs 30ml/kg/day incremental increases in milk volume in babies born <32 weeks or <1500g, have been published @JonDorling18 @EdJuszczak @NPEU_CTU
https://t.co/07Ya3jNuKi
Full protocol for WHEAT pilot trial is out: WithHolding Enteral feeds Around packed red cell Transfusion to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in preterm neonates: multicentre, electronic patient record (EPR), randomised controlled point-of-care pilot trial https://t.co/HcydQ85QBn
If you are interested or involved in trials that use cohorts or routinely collected data (like electronic patient record data in the WHEAT trial) please take part and contribute to improving the methodological quality of these trials
Sleep well last night?
Melatonin for the management of sleep problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
If melatonin is safe, who should be prescribing it? NS
https://t.co/GOA5aPPNZh
Our recent paper shows how persistent abnormal #EEG background pattern until 48 h, combined with abnormal early #MRI is strongly predictive for poor neurodevelopment in #neonates with perinatal HIE. https://t.co/SKmWI58hsW
If you treat neonates or children or are otherwise involved in drug therapy, be sure to check the supplemental issue of the J of Clin Pharmacology https://t.co/ChuiOqzo3v #pkpd#clinpharm