Neonatology Questions and Controversies: Neonatal Hemodynamics

Neonatology Questions and Controversies: Neonatal Hemodynamics

Dr. Richard Polin's Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the toughest challenges facing physicians and care providers in clinical practice, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment... read more

AKI Defined by Fluid-Corrected Creatinine in Premature Neonates

AKI Defined by Fluid-Corrected Creatinine in Premature Neonates

In this secondary analysis of the multicenter PENUT trial, we describe fluid-corrected acute kidney injury (AKI) and evaluate associations with short-term and long-term outcomes in premature neonates with fluid-corrected... read more

Neuromonitoring in the Neonatal ECMO Patient

Neuromonitoring in the Neonatal ECMO Patient

Utilization of extraocorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become increasingly widespread as a bridging therapy for neonates with severe, reversible respiratory or cardiac diseases. While significant risks remain, due... read more

Pronation Improves Respiratory Outcomes in Neonates with Respiratory Failure

Pronation Improves Respiratory Outcomes in Neonates with Respiratory Failure

This study found that 6-hour periods of pronation (lying on the stomach) can improve gas exchange and lung function in neonates (newborn infants) with three types of respiratory failure, without causing any negative effects... read more

Nasotracheal Intubation on Postoperative Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease

Nasotracheal Intubation on Postoperative Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease

Nasotracheal intubation (NTI) is feasible and safe in neonatal cardiac surgery. System-level engagement with stakeholders is necessary to change clinical practice. NTI facilitates early SLP evaluation and treatment and significantly... read more

Nasal High-Flow Therapy during Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation

Nasal High-Flow Therapy during Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation

Among infants undergoing endotracheal intubation at two Australian tertiary neonatal intensive care units, nasal high-flow therapy during the procedure improved the likelihood of successful intubation on the first attempt... read more

Severe Neonatal Hypernatremia

Severe Neonatal Hypernatremia

Neonatal hypernatraemia at this level, in this population, is strongly associated with weight loss. It occurs almost exclusively after attempts to initiate breast feeding, occurs uncommonly and does not appear to be associated... read more

Outcomes of Neonates Born to Mothers With Severe COVID-19

Outcomes of Neonates Born to Mothers With Severe COVID-19

In this cohort study, no evidence of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was identified in the first 101 newborns born to mothers positive for or with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infections at a large medical center in an epicenter... read more

Dual Therapy Using Sildenafil and Milrinone Superior to Monotherapy in Neonates with Severe PPHN

Dual Therapy Using Sildenafil and Milrinone Superior to Monotherapy in Neonates with Severe PPHN

Dual therapy using sildenafil and milrinone was superior to monotherapy with either drug in neonates with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) and is recommended for use in resource-constrained settings. A double-blind... read more