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Cytomegalovirus DNA detection on Guthrie cards in patients with neonatal cholestasis
AIM To time the onset of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in patients (n=39) with CMV associated neonatal cholestasis by analysing CMV DNA on Guthrie cards sampled at 3 days of age. METHODS CMV ...
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MRI and spectroscopy in (near) term neonates with perinatal asphyxia and therapeutic hypothermia
Correspondence to Dr Floris Groenendaal, Department of Neonatology, Room number KE.04.123.1, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The ...
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Compiling a national register of babies born with anophthalmia/microphthalmia in England 1988–94
AIM To describe the prevalence of anophthalmia/microphthalmia in babies born in England 1988–94, as well as their overall survival, and the incidence of associated ...
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Minimal enteral feeding, fetal blood flow pulsatility, and postnatal intestinal permeability in preterm infants with intrauterine growth retardation
1 Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2 Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Isala Clinics location Sophia, ...
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Neonatal purpura fulminans due to protein C deficiency
Correspondence to Dr Nishad Plakkal, Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry-605006, India; plakkal{at}gmail.com ...
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Umbilical cord milking reduces the need for red cell transfusions and improves neonatal adaptation in infants born at less than 29 weeks’ gestation: a randomised controlled trial
Department of Paediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Dr S Hosono, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Itabashi, Tokyo ...
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The roles of drug therapy given via the endotracheal tube to neonates
2 NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK Correspondence to Professor Anne Greenough, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 4th Floor ...
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Surfactant phosphatidylcholine composition during dexamethasone treatment in chronic lung disease
Objectives - To determine whether dexamethasone `matures' the phosphatidylcholine (PC) composition of broncheoalveolar fluid in infants at high risk of neonatal chronic lung disease (CLD), either by ...
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Integration of a portable ultrasound device into community midwife practice: a feasibility study
Introduction Ultrasound is an essential part of obstetric care and should not be limited to hospital use. The introduction of a portable device could enable community midwives to take ultrasound to ...
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Haemoglobin discordances in twins: due to differences in timing of cord clamping?
Objective Our objective was to study the differences in haemoglobin (Hb) at birth in dichorionic (DC) versus monochorionic (MC) twins in relation to birth order and mode of delivery. Methods All ...
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Relationship between applied face mask force and mask leak during simulated neonatal ventilation: a randomised simulation study
Objective Assess the relationship between applied face mask force and leak during simulated ventilation using different ventilating devices and mask holds. Design Randomised cross-over simulation ...
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Dr William Hunter (1718–83) and the gravid uterus
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