Generating and Applying Clinical Research to Improve the Outcomes of Neonatal Intensive Care

Predictors of successful neonatal intubation in inexperienced operators: a secondary, non-randomised analysis of the SHINE trial

KA Hodgson, S Selvakumaran, KL Francis, LS Owen, SE Newman, COF Kamlin, S Donath, CT Roberts, PG Davis, BJ Manley

2024-12-20

Objective Neonatal endotracheal intubation is a lifesaving but technically difficult procedure, particularly for inexperienced ope..

Oxygen saturation and heart rate in healthy term and late preterm infants with delayed cord clamping

I Lara-Cantón, S Badurdeen, J Dekker, P Davis, C Roberts, A te Pas, M Vento

2024-08-01

Abstract: Blood oxygen in the fetus is substantially lower than in the newborn infant. In the minutes after birth, arterial oxygen..

Smell and taste of milk during tube feeding of preterm infants: neurodevelopmental follow-up of the randomized TASTE trial, study protocol

F Beker, IP Hughes, S Jacobs, HG Liley, S Bora, G Simcock, PG Davis

2023-12-01

Background: The Taste And Smell To Enhance nutrition (TASTE) trial investigated the effects of smell and taste of milk with tube f..

Apnoeic oxygenation during neonatal intubation

EK Baker, PG Davis, KA Hodgson

2023-10-01

‘Apnoeic oxygenation’ describes the diffusion of oxygen across the alveolar-capillary interface in the absence of tidal respiratio..

Introduction to neonatal intubation and extubation

KA Hodgson, PG Davis

2023-10-01

Postnatal corticosteroids and developmental outcomes in extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight infants: The Victorian Infant Collaborative Study 2016–17 cohort

E Douglas, KA Hodgson, JE Olsen, BJ Manley, CT Roberts, E Josev, PJ Anderson, LW Doyle, PG Davis, JLY Cheong, R Boland, A Burnett, M Charlton, M Clark, N Davis, J Duff, L Hickey, E Johnston, K Lee, R Mainzer

2023-06-01

Aim: Systemic postnatal corticosteroids are used to treat or prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in extremely preterm (EP) or..

Respiratory function monitoring to improve the outcomes following neonatal resuscitation: A systematic review and meta-Analysis

SM De Medeiros, A Mangat, GR Polglase, GZ Sarrato, PG Davis, GM Schmolzer

2022-01-01

Importance Animal and observational human studies report that delivery of excessive tidal volume (VT) at birth is associated with ..

Predictors and outcomes of extubation failure in extremely preterm infants

AM Kidman, BJ Manley, RA Boland, PG Davis, R Bhatia

2021-06-01

Aim: To determine predictors and outcomes of extubation failure in extremely preterm (EP) infants born <28 weeks' gestational age ..

Protocol for assessing if behavioural functioning of infants born 29 weeks' gestation is improved by omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: Follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

JF Gould, RM Roberts, PJ Anderson, M Makrides, TR Sullivan, RA Gibson, AJ McPhee, LW Doyle, G Opie, J Travadi, JLY Cheong, PG Davis, M Sharp, K Simmer, K Tan, S Morris, K Lui, S Bolisetty, H Liley, J Stack

2021-05-05

Introduction During the last trimester of pregnancy, the fetal brain undergoes a rapid growth spurt and accumulates essential nutr..

Protocol for assessing whether cognition of preterm infants <29 weeks' gestation can be improved by an intervention with the omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): A follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

JF Gould, M Makrides, TR Sullivan, PJ Anderson, RA Gibson, KP Best, AJ McPhee, LW Doyle, G Opie, J Travadi, J Cheong, PG Davis, M Sharp, K Simmer, CT Collins

2021-02-05

Introduction Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid that accumulates into neural tissue during the last trimest..

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia outcome estimator in current neonatal practice

EK Baker, PG Davis

2021-01-01

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Predicting an infant's risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is ch..

Predicting Nasal High-Flow Treatment Success in Newborn Infants with Respiratory Distress Cared for in Nontertiary Hospitals

M McKimmie-Doherty, GRB Arnolda, AG Buckmaster, LS Owen, KA Hodgson, IMR Wright, CT Roberts, PG Davis, BJ Manley, AT Saracino, B Mills, RJ Pszczola, HJ Murnane, WQ Fan, AJ Freeman, GJ Pegler, B Rischitelli, IR Marshall, M Blake, AYW Fang

2020-12-01

Objective: To evaluate demographic and clinical variables as predictors of nasal high-flow treatment success in newborn infants wi..

When to start and stop caffeine and why respiratory status matters

PG Davis

2020-12-01

Caffeine as tested in the CAP trial is safe and effective for preterm infants with birthweights less than 1250 g. Evidence for its..

Excess cerebral oxygen delivery follows return of spontaneous circulation in near-term asphyxiated lambs

Shiraz Badurdeen, Andrew W Gill, Martin Kluckow, Calum T Roberts, Robert Galinsky, Sarah Klink, Suzanne L Miller, Peter G Davis, Georg M Schmolzer, Stuart B Hooper, Graeme R Polglase

2020-10-05

Hypoxic-ischaemia renders the neonatal brain susceptible to early secondary injury from oxidative stress and impaired autoregulati..

Cell therapy for the preterm infant: Promise and practicalities

EK Baker, SE Jacobs, R Lim, EM Wallace, PG Davis

2020-09-01

Recent decades have seen the rapid progress of neonatal intensive care, and the survival rates of the most preterm infants are imp..

Efficacy of Intravenous, Endotracheal, or Nasal Adrenaline Administration During Resuscitation of Near-Term Asphyxiated Lambs

NT Songstad, C Klingenberg, EV McGillick, GR Polglase, V Zahra, GM Schmölzer, PG Davis, SB Hooper, KJ Crossley

2020-06-02

Objectives: Neonatal resuscitation guidelines recommend administering intravenous (IV) adrenaline if bradycardia persists despite ..

Delivery room emergencies: Respiratory emergencies in the DR

LS Owen, BJ Manley, PG Davis

2019-12-01

The majority of newborns transition to extra uterine life without support. However, respiratory emergencies in the delivery room a..