AIM To determine the extent of use of drugs that are either not licensed (unlicensed), or are outside the terms of their product licence (off label) in a neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS A ...

1 Neonatal Nutrition Research Group, Royal Victoria Infirmary, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK 2 Department of Haematology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, University of Newcastle Objective ...

1 Pediatric Department, Medical School, University of Padua, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Padua, Italy 2 Department of Medicine, Unit of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical School, University ...

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Objective Newborns requiring hospitalisation frequently undergo painful procedures. Prevention of pain in infants is of prime concern because of adverse associations with physiological and ...

Newcastle Neonatal Service, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. Ultrasonography was successful in localising the tips of neonatal intravascular catheters and showed their precise relation ...

Introduction Prolongation of the QT interval is a risk factor for sudden death. Methadone treatment is a well-recognised cause of QT interval lengthening in adults. The effect of maternal methadone ...

1 Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health (PEACH) Unit, Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland, UK 2 Scottish Newborn Screening Laboratory, Royal ...

Background High feed osmolality (or osmolarity) is often suggested to be linked with adverse gastrointestinal events in preterm infants. Aim To systematically review the literature on milk feed ...

Professor P C Ng Department of Paediatrics Level 6, Clinical Science Building Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin New Territories Hong Kong. AIM To evaluate the pituitary–adrenal function of preterm ...

Methylnaltrexone, a peripherally acting µ-opioid receptor antagonist, has been studied in adults for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in advanced illness. Here, the authors document the ...

Objectives Standardised reporting of outcomes in neonatal palliative and/or end-of-life care would facilitate comparison of practice and lead to more informed decisions about practice. We ...