Fellows Corner: Savings Eyes, Savings Lives: A Multidisciplinary Effort
Published on in Children's Doctor
Learning to perform retinal examinations on extremely low birth weight babies is essential to pediatric ophthalmology.
Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit (N/IICU) News and Updates
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Not Feeling Great? The Visit Can Wait!
Published on in Health Tip of the Week
Visiting a child in the hospital can lift everybody’s spirits. But if you’re sick or you’ve been around someone who is sick, a hospital visit can have serious consequences.
Antibiotic Stewardship in Assessing Risk of Early-onset Sepsis
Published on in Neonatology Update
Working with collaborators, we developed an accurate multivariate method for predicting risk of early-onset sepsis (EOS) among late preterm and term infants.
A Severe CLD Patient, a Complicated Success Story
Published on in Neonatology Update
This case study illustrates how infants with severe chronic lung disease can make great improvements with multidisciplinary, individualized care.
Novel Multisite Registry Seeks to Improve Neonatal Intubation Safety
Published on in Neonatology Update
Learn about the National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates (NEAR4NEOS), established with the objective of improving the safety of neonatal intubation.
Follow-up Corner: Improving Care for Babies with Potential Neurologic Compromise
Published on in Neonatology Update
Read about three clinical trials seeking to improve developmental outcomes for babies at risk for neurologic compromise: DARBE, HEAL, and Preemie Hypothermia.
Welcome to the Neuro-NICU Team
Published on in Neonatology Update
Sonika Agarwal, MBBS, MD, DNB, MNAMS, joins CHOP as an attending physician in the Division of Neurology, focusing on fetal and neonatal neurology.
Expanding Therapeutic Hypothermia Services to Improve Care for Neonates with Neurological Conditions
Published on in Neonatology Update
Level III NICUs throughout the CHOP Newborn Care Network are moving to start their own therapeutic hypothermia programs through a coordinated effort.
Enhancing Parental Involvement with MMC Patients
Published on in Neonatology Update
A new “care map” for spina bifida seeks to enhance parental understanding of care during the hospitalization of their newborn infants with MMC.
In Comparison of Standard Treatment and Sustained Inflations for Extremely Preterm Infants, Standard Treatment Prevails
Published on in CHOP News
For extremely preterm infants requiring resuscitation at birth, a ventilation strategy involving two sustained inflations, compared with standard intermittent positive pressure ventilation, did not reduce the risk of BPD or death at 36 weeks postmenstrual age.