Five Question must for Pediatricians and Patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTThe American Academy of Pediatrics has published a new list of five tests and treatments for children that may not be necessary, as part of the...
Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm Hina Zahid3 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTNICE has released guidelines on Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm.Following are the major recommendations:A....
Care of Preterm babies in single family rooms prevents sepsis: Lancet Hina Zahid7 Jan 2019 8:20 PM ISTAccording to a systematic review and meta-analysis ,Care of preterm babies in single-family rooms reduces incidence of sepsis and improves...
Home oxygen therapy for children: ATS publishes new guideline Hina Zahid3 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Thoracic Society has developed a new clinical practice guideline for home oxygen therapy for children. The guideline makes specific...
Sivelestat is new potential therapy for portal hypertension Hina Zahid25 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe drug sivelestat may effectively lower portal hypertension, improving symptoms and outcomes for those patients, according to a new study by Mayo...
Surfactant replacement therapy in preterm infants: UK national consensus Hina Zahid23 April 2019 7:00 PM ISTUnited Kingdom (UK) has released its consensus recommendations for the use of surfactant for the management of respiratory distress syndrome RDS in...
Vitamin A supplementation lowers retinopathy of prematurity incidence in preterm infants Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 April 2019 8:10 PM ISTCHINA: Early supplementation with vitamin A in preterm infants is associated with a decreased incidence of type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and...
2019 Updated guideline on management of respiratory distress syndrome Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 April 2019 7:00 PM ISTA European panel of experienced neonatologists and an expert perinatal obstetrician based on available literature up to the end of 2018, have released...
Very low birth weight kids more prone to respiratory illnesses at adulthood Hina Zahid13 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTMuch remains unknown about the consequences of very low birth weight (VLBW) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) on adult lungs. Although survival has...
