A partially randomised, controlled trial was performed to test the hypothesis that opiate exposed infants treated with diluted tincture of opium (DTO) and phenobarbital would have better ...

2 Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 3 Department of Paediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 4 Department of Paediatrics, ...

Correspondence to Dr Outi Aikio, Department of Children and Adolecents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; outi.aikio{at}ppshp.fi Objective To evaluate the long-term adverse reactions of ...

Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China Correspondence to: Dr Ho Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela ...

AIMS To examine the hypothesis that right to left shunting occurs mainly in the lungs rather than through the fetal channels in neonates. METHODS Thirty two term babies requiring over 70% oxygen had ...

3 Department of Neonatology, Hubei Provincial Women and Children's Hospital, Wuhan, China 4 Department of Neonatology and Obstetrics, Huai'an Women and Children's Hospital, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China ...

Early hypophosphataemia and refeeding syndrome in extremely low birthweight babies and outcomes to 2 years of age: secondary cohort analysis from the ProVIDe trial ...

AIM To compare the efficacy of a colloid (5% albumin) and a crystalloid (isotonic saline) solution for treating hypotension in mechanically ventilated preterm infants. METHODS Sixty three preterm ...

Objective: To investigate the spectrum of organisms causing neonatal sepsis in Peshawar, Pakistan and to assess their sensitivity to various groups of drugs. Methods: Blood taken from newborn babies ...

Necrotising enterocolitis is a serious disorder in preterm infants with a mortality of up to 60%. Therefore, early and precise diagnosis and rapid initiation of proper treatment are essential.

Aim: To define growth outcomes of a geographically defined population of extremely preterm babies. Population: The EPICure study identified all surviving children in the United Kingdom and Ireland ...