#113 - Journal Club 44

Hello Friends,

Lots of new articles were waiting for us to be reviewed this week. We covered a variety of topics including the use of anti-reflux medications, resident training for neonatal intubation, using transcutaneous bilirubin in preterm infants, discontinuing antiseizure medications in HIE patients, and much more. Thank you to all of you for tuning in each week and for helping us make this show possible.

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Please see the articles discussed on this week's episode 👇

Overuse of Reflux Medications in Infants - PubMed

Overuse of Reflux Medications in Infants

PubMedElizabeth R Wolf

Manikin to patient intubation: does it translate? - PubMed

Manikin to patient intubation: does it translate?

PubMedJennifer Rumpel

A tiny baby intubation team improves endotracheal intubation success rate but decreases residents’ training opportunities - Journal of Perinatology

Journal of Perinatology - A tiny baby intubation team improves endotracheal intubation success rate but decreases residents’ training opportunities

NatureL. Gariépy-Assal

Transcutaneous bilirubin levels in extremely preterm infants less than 30 weeks gestation - Journal of Perinatology

Journal of Perinatology - Transcutaneous bilirubin levels in extremely preterm infants less than 30 weeks gestation

NatureMeera. N. Sankar

Antiseizure medication at discharge in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: an observational study

Objectives To assess variability in continuation of antiseizure medication (ASM) at discharge and to evaluate if continuation of ASM at discharge is associated with death or disability among infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) and seizures. Design Retrospective study of infants enro…

ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition

Premature infants born <28 weeks with acute kidney injury have increased bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates - Pediatric Research

Pediatric Research - Premature infants born &lt;28 weeks with acute kidney injury have increased bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates

NatureMichelle C. Starr

The dilemma of feeding during the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus with oral ibuprofen in preterm infants ≤30 weeks of gestation—a randomized controlled trial - Journal of Perinatology

Journal of Perinatology - The dilemma of feeding during the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus with oral ibuprofen in preterm infants ≤30 weeks of gestation—a randomized controlled…

NatureSamandeep Kaur

Low Compensation for Academic Pediatric Medical Specialists: Role of Medicaid, Productivity, Work Hours, and Gender

The number of medical school graduates entering pediatrics has gradually declinedin the US and created a critical shortage of pediatric subspecialists.1 One factordiscouraging medical students from choosing pediatric medical specialties is low compensation.2The lifetime earning potential of pedia…

The Journal of PediatricsSearch for articles by this author

Language exposure for preterm infants is reduced relative to fetuses

To assess changes and deficits in language and auditory exposures consequent to pretermbirth and NICU stay compared with exposures in utero among typically developing fetuses.

The Journal of PediatricsSearch for articles by this author

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