Archives of Disease in Childhood articles from March 2001

Archives of Disease in Childhood archives from March 2001

Evidence of selection bias in preterm survival studies: a systematic review.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To determine by how much selection bias in preterm infant cohort studies results in an overestimate of survival. Design--Systematic review of studies reporting survival in infants less than 28 weeks of gestation...

Neonatal meningitis in England and Wales: 10 years on.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To determine the incidence of neonatal meningitis in England and Wales. Design--A national postal survey using the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) card scheme supplemented by information from other sources....

Brain specific proteins in posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Median neurofilament and glial fibrillary acidic protein concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid of 18 infants with posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation were 20-200 times higher than control values. S-100 protein in...

Neonatal cranial ultrasound interpretation: a clinical audit.
March 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To assess the abilities of doctors to interpret neonatal cranial ultrasound scans. Design and setting--High resolution scanned images of six important neonatal cranial ultrasound abnormalities were posted as a...

Red blood cell transfusions in very and extremely low birthweight infants under restrictive transfusion guidelines: is exogenous erythropoietin necessary?(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To examine the number and volume of red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) in very and extremely low birthweight infants under restrictive red blood cell transfusion guidelines without erythropoietin administration, and...

Hepatic iron storage in very low birthweight infants after multiple blood transfusions.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To investigate the effect of multiple blood transfusions on hepatic iron storage in preterm, very low birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Methods--Seventeen VLBW infants who died within the first six months of life and...

Pulse oximetry, severe retinopathy, and outcome at one year in babies of less than 28 weeks gestation.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Aim--To determine whether differing policies with regard to the control of oxygen saturation have any impact on the number of babies who develop retinopathy of prematurity and the number surviving with or without signs of cerebral...

Cerebral palsy in the surviving twin associated with infant death of the co-twin.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Background--Monozygotic twins are at greater risk of dying and of serious morbidity than dizygotic twins, and both are at greater risk than singletons. This is only partly explained by the higher proportion of low birthweight...

Respiratory distress syndrome and birth order in premature twins.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To determine the effect of birth order on respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the outcome of twins in a large premature population managed in a modern neonatal intensive care unit. Methods--An historical cohort...

Refractory hypotension in preterm infants with adrenocortical insufficiency.
March 1, 2001... Abstract Five preterm, very low birthweight infants with severe hypotension and adrenocortical insufficiency are described. The profound hypotension was resistant to volume expansion and inotrope treatment, but responded promptly to...

Follow up care of bereaved parents after treatment withdrawal from newborns.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To explore parents' experiences of bereavement care after withdrawal of newborn intensive care. Design--Face to face interviews with 108 parents of 62 babies born over two calendar years in the East of Scotland. ...

Positioning long lines: contrast versus plain radiography.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Aim--To assess the value of contrast versus plain radiography in determining radio-opaque long line tip position in neonates. Methods--In a prospective study, plain radiography was performed after insertion of radio-opaque...

Amphotericin B lipid complex for neonatal invasive candidiasis.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract This study describes the safety and efficacy of amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC) in 11 neonates with systemic Candida infections. Nine of the 11 improved clinically, and eight of nine evaluable patients had a mycological cure...

Neonatal paroxetine withdrawal syndrome.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Abstract Four term neonates presented with symptoms such as jitteriness and necrotising enterocolitis after paroxetine exposure in utero. (Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2001;84:F134-F135) Keywords: neonates; paroxetine;...

Preterm infants with athetoid cerebral palsy: kernicterus?(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Patient 1 was a 2078 g boy delivered in a regional hospital at 33 weeks gestation. His postnatal course was uncomplicated. His total bilirubin level was 13.1 mg/dl on the third day of life. Thereafter, measurement of total bilirubin was...

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845--1923), the discovery of x rays and perinatal diagnosis.
March 1, 2001... Wilhelm Roentgen's serendipitous discovery of x rays provided medicine and especially perinatal medicine with a powerful new investigative tool. Roentgen was born in the Rhineland town of Lennep on 27 March 1845. His German father Friedrich and...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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Congenital and perinatal infections.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Congenital and perinatal infections. Edited by M-L Newell and J McIntyre. (Pp 342; paperback; [pound]37.95 (US$ 59.95).) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-52- 78979-6. There are a number of books available on neonatal...