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October 2021

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Oct 4: Marlow et al. 2-year outcomes of ranibizumab versus laser therapy for the treatment of very low birthweight infants with retinopathy of prematurity (RAINBOW extension study): prospective follow-up of an open label, randomised controlled trial – Lancet Child Adol
Oct 4: Burdall et al. Association between timing of re-introduction of enteral feeding and short-term outcomes following laparotomy for necrotising enterocolitis – J Ped Surg
Oct 8: Madathil et al. ‘NOPAIN-ROP’ trial: Intravenous fentanyl and intravenous ketamine for pain relief during laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants: A randomised trial – BMJ Open
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September 2021

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Aug 7: Thayyil et al. Hypothermia for moderate or severe neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries (HELIX): a randomised controlled trial in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh – Lancet Global Health
Sep 8: Patel et al. Association of Blood Donor Sex and Age With Outcomes in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants Receiving Blood Transfusion – JAMA Network Open
Sep 9: Oddie et al. Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants – Cochrane Neonatal
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August 2021

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Aug 2: Blakely et al. Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation - A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial – Annals Surg
Aug 25: Luciano et al. Neurological development and iron supplementation in healthy late-preterm neonates: a randomized double-blind controlled trial – Eur J Pediatr
Aug 30: Halbmeijer et al. Effect of Systemic Hydrocortisone Initiated 7 to 14 Days After Birth in Ventilated Preterm Infants on Mortality and Neurodevelopment at 2 Years’ Corrected Age Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA
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July 2021

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Jul 1: Villosis et al. Rates of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Following Implementation of a Novel Prevention Bundle – JAMA Network Open
Jul 7: Salas et al. Body composition of extremely preterm infants fed protein-enriched, fortified milk: a randomized trial – Ped Research
Jul 29: Guy et al. Association of time of day and extubation success in very low birthweight infants: a multicenter cohort study – J Perinatology
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June 2021

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Jun 9: Deprest et al. Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia – NEJM
Jun 10: Deprest et al. Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Moderate Left Diaphragmatic Hernia – NEJM
Jun 16: Donaldsson et al. Comparison of Respiratory Support After Delivery in Infants Born Before 28 Weeks’ Gestational Age, The CORSAD Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Ped
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May 2021

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
May 20: Chinnappan et al. Fortification of Breast Milk With Preterm Formula Powder vs Human Milk Fortifier in Preterm Neonates - A Randomized Noninferiority Trial – JAMA Ped.
May 27: Glass et al. Safety of Early Discontinuation of Antiseizure Medication After Acute Symptomatic Neonatal Seizures – JAMA Neurology
May 29: WHO Immediate KMC Study Group - Immediate “Kangaroo Mother Care” and Survival of Infants with Low Birth Weight – NEJM
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January 2021

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Jan 10: Kirpalani et al. Higher or Lower Hemoglobin Transfusion Thresholds for Preterm Infants - NEJM
Jan 11: Yadav et al. Two-hourly versus Three-hourly Feeding in Very Low Birthweight Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial. - Indian Ped
Jan 25: Deshmukh et al. Prophylactic Probiotic Supplementation for Preterm Neonates—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nonrandomized Studies - Adv in Nutrition
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December 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Dec 16: Rozé et al. Effect of Early Targeted Treatment of Ductus Arteriosus with Ibuprofen on Survival Without Cerebral Palsy at 2 years in Infants with Extreme Prematurity: A Randomized Clinical Trial – J Ped
Dec 19: Cummings et al. Aerosolized Calfactant for Newborns With Respiratory Distress: A Randomized Trial – Pediatrics
Dec 21: Rakshasbhuvankar et al. Enteral Vitamin A for Reducing Severity of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Randomized Trial – Pediatrics
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November 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Nov 15: Hochwald et al. Cannula With Long and Narrow Tubing vs Short Binasal Prongs for Noninvasive Ventilation in Preterm Infants: Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Ped
Nov 20: Uchiyama et al. Randomized Controlled Trial of High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Preterm Infants After Extubation – Pediatrics
Nov 28: Pejovic et al. A Randomized Trial of Laryngeal Mask Airway in Neonatal Resuscitation – NEJM
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October 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Oct 21: El-Khuffash et al. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Targeted Patent Ductus Arteriosus Treatment Using a Risk Based Severity Score (The PDA RCT) – Journal of Pediatrics
Oct 23: Sharif et al. Probiotics for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birthweight infants – Cochrane Neonatal
Oct 29: WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators - Antenatal Dexamethasone for Early Preterm Birth in Low-Resource Countries – NEJM
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September 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Sep 11: González et al. Early use of combined exogenous surfactant and inhaled nitric oxide reduces treatment failure in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a randomized controlled trial – J of Perinatology
Sep 18: Mehler et al. Developmental outcome of extremely preterm infants is improved after less invasive surfactant application: Developmental outcome after LISA – Acta Paediatrica
Sep 20: Rouers et al. Association of Routine Infant Vaccinations With Antibody Levels Among Preterm Infants – JAMA
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August 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Aug 13: Griffin et al. Single-Dose Nirsevimab for Prevention of RSV in Preterm Infants – NEJM
Aug 15: Franz et al. Effects of Liberal vs Restrictive Transfusion Thresholds on Survival and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants The ETTNO Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA
Aug 19: Cizmeci et al. Randomized Controlled Early versus Late Ventricular Intervention Study (ELVIS) in Posthemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation: Outcome at 2 Years – J. of Pediatrics
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July 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Jul 18: Marc et al. Effect of Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia–Free Survival in Breastfed Preterm Infants A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA
Jul 27: Vento et al. Lung recruitment before surfactant administration in extremely preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (IN-REC-SUR-E): a randomised, unblinded, controlled trial – Lancet Resp. Med
Jul 29: Luyt et al. 10-year Follow Up of the DRIFT Trial – ADC F&N
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June 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Jun 19: Sung et al. Effect of Nonintervention vs Oral Ibuprofen in Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Ped.
Jun 20: Ramanathan et al. Synthetic Surfactant CHF5633 compared with Poractant Alfa in the Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Multicenter, Double Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial – J. of Pediatrics
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May 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
May 8: Stoll et al. Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis 2015 to 2017, the Rise of Escherichia coli, and the Need for Novel Prevention Strategies – JAMA Peds
May 15: Sharpe et al. Levetiracetam Versus Phenobarbital for Neonatal Seizures: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Pediatrics
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April 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Apr 10: Breslin et al. COVID-19 infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic pregnant women: Two weeks of confirmed presentations to an affiliated pair of New York City hospitals – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Apr 22: Eibensteiner et al. ELBW infants receive inadvertent sodium load above the recommended intake – Pediatric Research
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March 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Mar 6: Rysavy et al. Assessment of an Updated Neonatal Research Network Extremely Preterm Birth Outcome Model in the Vermont Oxford Network – JAMA Ped.
Mar 27: Zeng et al. Neonatal Early-Onset Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in 33 Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Ped.
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February 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Feb 7: Brown et al. Assessment of C-Reactive Protein Diagnostic Test Accuracy for Late-Onset Infection in Newborn Infants A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Ped.
Feb 12: van Kempen et al. Lower versus Traditional Treatment Threshold for Neonatal Hypoglycemia – NEJM
Feb 22: Ochoa et al. Randomized Controlled Trial of Bovine Lactoferrin for Prevention of Sepsis and Neurodevelopment Impairment in Infants Weighing Less Than 2000 Grams – J. of Pediatrics
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January 2020

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
January 4: Milstone et al. Effect of Treating Parents Colonized With Staphylococcus aureus on Transmission to Neonates in the Intensive Care Unit, A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA
January 23: Juul et al. A Randomized Trial of Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants – NEJM
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December, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Dec 6: Weimer et al. Association of Adverse Hearing, Growth, and Discharge Age Outcomes With Postnatal Cytomegalovirus Infection in Infants With Very Low Birth Weight – JAMA Pediatrics
Dec 27: Shalish et al. Assessment of Extubation Readiness Using Spontaneous Breathing Trials in Extremely Preterm Neonates – JAMA Pediatrics
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November, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Nov 23: Katheria et al. Association of Umbilical Cord Milking vs Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping With Death or Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage Among Preterm Infants – JAMA
Nov 27: Webbe et al. Core Outcomes in Neonatology: Development of a Core Outcome Set for Neonatal Research – ADC Fetal & Neonatal
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October, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Oct 12: Watkins et al. Outcomes at 18 to 22 Months of Corrected Age for Infants Born at 22 to 25 Weeks of Gestation in a Center Practicing Active Management - Journal of Pediatrics
Oct 16: Dorling et al. Controlled Trial of Two Incremental Milk- Feeding Rates in Preterm Infants - New England Journal of Medicine
Oct 23: Helenius et al. Association of early postnatal transfer and birth outside a tertiary hospital with mortality and severe brain injury in extremely preterm infants: observational cohort study with propensity score matching - BMJ
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September, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Sep 2: Chappell et al. Planned early delivery or expectant management for late preterm pre- eclampsia (PHOENIX): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet
Sep 16: Stahl et al. Ranibizumab versus laser therapy for the treatment of very low birthweight infants with retinopathy of prematurity (RAINBOW): an open-label randomised controlled trial – The Lancet
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August, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Aug 02: Sekhon et al. Implementation of a probiotic protocol to reduce rates of necrotizing enterocolitis - J Perinatology
Aug 7: Armstrong-Buisseret et al. Randomised trial of cord clamping at very preterm birth: outcomes at 2 years - ADC F&N
Aug 16: Smithhart et al. Delivery room continuous positive airway pressure and pneumothorax - Pediatrics
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July, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
July 24: Goel et al. Screening for early onset neonatal sepsis: NICE guidance-based practice versus projected application of the Kaiser Permanente sepsis risk calculator in the UK population – ADC F&N
July 31: Patel et al. Observational study of cytomegalovirus from breast milk and necrotising enterocolitis – ADC F&N
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June, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
June 14: Crump et al. Association of preterm birth with risk of ischemic heart disease in adulthood - JAMA Pediatrics
June 26: Basu et al. Oral vitamin A supplementation in very low birth weight neonates: a randomized controlled trial – European Journal of Pediatrics
June 30: Kildea et al. Reducing preterm birth amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies: A prospective cohort study – The Lancet
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May, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
May 5: Gilbert et al. Antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters for prevention of neonatal bloodstream infection (PREVAIL): an open-label, parallel-group, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Child & Adol. Health
May 10: Jensen et al. The Diagnosis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Very Preterm Infants: An Evidence-Based Approach – AJRCCM
May 29: Manley et al. Nasal High-Flow Therapy for Newborn Infants in Special Care Nurseries – NEJM
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April, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Apr 06: Norman et al. Association Between Year of Birth and 1-Year Survival Among Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden During 2004-2007 and 2014-2016; JAMA
Apr 14: Sweet et al. European Consensus Guidelines on the management of RDS - 2019 update; Neonatology
Apr 25: Ozcan et al. Severe Anemia Is Associated with Intestinal Injury in Preterm Neonates; American Journal of Perinatology
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March, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
Mar 20: Elmaci et al. Time to resolution of isolated antenatal hydronephrosis with anteroposterior diameter ≤ 20 mm – European Journal of Pediatrics
Mar 29: Brumbaugh et al. Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants With Birth Weight Less Than 400 grams – JAMA Pediatrics
Mar 30: Kirpalani et al. Effect of Sustained Inflations vs Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Death Among Extremely Preterm Infants. The SAIL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA
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February, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
(Feb 2) Onland et al: Effect of Hydrocortisone Therapy Initiated 7 to 14 Days After Birth on Mortality or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Among Very Preterm Infants Receiving Mechanical Ventilation A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Feb 17) McCann et al: Neurodevelopmental outcome at 5 years of age after general anaesthesia or awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international, multicentre, randomised, controlled equivalence trial
(Feb 23) Clyman et al: PDA-TOLERATE Trial: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment of Moderate-to-Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus at 1 Week of Age
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January, 2019

Which of the following new publications is most likely to impact neonatal care?
(Jan 4) Enteral lactoferrin supplementation for very preterm infants: a randomised placebo-controlled trial
(Jan 19) C‐reactive protein for diagnosing late‐onset infection in newborn infants
(Jan 27) Sustained inflations during delivery suite stabilisation in prematurely-born infants – A randomised trial
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December, 2018

My vote for article of the month goes to: _____________________
(Dec 7) Nutrient enrichment of human milk with human and bovine milk-based fortifiers for infants born weighing <1250 g: a randomized clinical trial.
(Dec 14) A meta‐analysis of neurodevelopmental outcomes at 4‐10 years in children born at 22‐25 weeks gestation
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