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Follow-Up Corner: Moving Toward Earlier Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
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Historically, the diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) occurs at ~ 18 months of age. The current endeavor seeks to identify CP as early as 3 months of age and certainly before 6 months corrected age.
Clinical Trial Highlights
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Investigators in CHOP’s Division of Neonatology have a robust portfolio of active clinical research in diverse patient populations, including preterm infants, infants exposed to opioids in utero, infants with chronic lung disease, and children who are considered high risk for longer-term disabilities because of prematurity or neonatal illness.
Neonatology News & Notes fall 2020
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We are pleased to announce Mackenzie Frost, MD, MedEd, has joined our team as Director of Neonatal Education in our Division of Neonatology, and Director of Fellowship Education for CHOP’s Department of Pediatrics.
Neonatal/Perinatal Health Services Research
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Here, Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE, Director of the Clinical and Epidemiological Research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the innovative research group he leads, which is one of the largest neonatal/perinatal health services research groups in the country, as well as a few recent publications and presentations.
Improving Outcomes for Infants with Severe Chronic Lung Disease Through Individualized Patient Care and Research
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One of the first of its kind in the world, the CHOP Neonatology chronic lung disease program was designed to be a clinical and research home for infants with BPD receiving neonatal intensive care throughout the surrounding region and nation at large.
The ECMO Center at CHOP Awarded Highest Honor by ELSO
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s ECMO Center receives the “Platinum Level ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support.”
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Hosts Sixth Annual Chronic Lung Disease Conference
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On March 10 and 11, 2020, before social-distancing measures were put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a conference of more than 200 medical professionals from across the United States gathered at the Union League of Philadelphia for the Sixth Annual Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Chronic Lung Disease Conference.
New Therapy for PDA Closure in ELBW Infants
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A new therapy for patent ductus arteriosus closure in extremely low birth weight infants offers clear benefit over the traditional approach via thoracotomy.
Follow-Up Corner: New Faces, New Places, New Evaluations
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Our Neonatal Follow-Up Program is continually expanding its services and access to care in an effort to maximize the long-term health of babies treated in our intensive care unit.
A New, Evidence-Based Definition of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease of infancy, is among the most common and consequential complications associated with very preterm birth.