How many preterm children <32wk need PICU after going home from neonatal care?

Our new paper uses national linked data to answer the main question of my NIHR-funded PhD.

Thanks to @SarahESeaton @DrCGale @Blisscharity & @NIHRcommunity among many more.

fn.bmj.com/content/early/…

I have been cross posting between here and the Bluey place for a little while.
There is enough paediatric, neonatal and academic community there that I will no longer be posting or updating here on X/Twitter.
Please look me up on the other place.

The interplay between birth weight and intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm neonates—a retrospective cohort study

ajogmfm.org/article/S2589-…

Negative association between FGR and IVH in very preterm,

Could this be collider bias? Normal growth + prem-> ?sepsis ?APH

@EBNEO

Effectiveness of nirsevimab in reducing hospitalizations in emergency departments due to bronchiolitis among infants under 3 months: a retrospective study

"Nirsevimab also resulted in 51.1% reduction in PICU admissions"

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

One year respiratory and neurodevelopmental outcome of premature neonates after exposure to plasticizers in the neonatal intensive care unit – a prospective cohort study

Plastic devices ?associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes ?confounded by severity

doi.org/10.1016/j.envr…

Experiences of adults born extremely preterm –The impact of prematurity throughout their lives into adulthood

Qual paper, focussed interviews

-physical, mental, social & educational challenges
-despite difficulties, adapted

@nicupodcast @EBNEO

doi.org/10.1016/j.jped…

Barriers and facilitators to implementation of home phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia: perspectives from healthcare professionals and parents

View from the Netherlands - similar to Midlands views?

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@PramNetwork

Neurodevelopmental outcomes at five years in children born very preterm (24–31 weeks) exposed to opioids with or without midazolam

EPIPAGE-2: Association between midaz >7 days and adverse neurodevelopment - due to neonatal morbidity?

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#PedsICU @PICSociety #PCCSCCI25

A great day of speakers planned- please join the Children with Complex Critical Illness Symposium in a beautiful venue in Oxford. Limited places so book early!

@HelenTurnham @SofiTheDoctor @frame_fiona @SORT_Oxford @SORT_Soton @UHS_PICResearch

Lungs need pressure to grow!

RCT demonstrates extended CPAP promotes lung growth and gas exchange
#neoEBM @ATSBlueEditor @EBNEO @nicupodcast
atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rc…

Some doctors I know have had some really fantastic news professionally, in academic and clinical training, congratulations, really happy for them!

Sorry for other people who may not have got the news they wanted, it's tough, good luck for next time or with other future moves.

The effect of an exam-indicated cerclage before 24 weeks of gestation to prevent preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Cerclage associated with reduction in preterm birth, but frustrating lack of RCT evidence still...

@Tim_van_Hasselt @BAPM_Official @PICSociety @SofiTheDoctor @spiroskarageo @DFTBubbles good work. I think DOI link not working (as of now). This is a working link people can use in the interim as an alternative: dontforgetthebubbles.com/nicu-graduatio…

#PedsICU @PICJournalWatch

Don't Forget the Bubbles summary of our neonatal to PICU transition paper!

Includes discussion about ongoing work from @BAPM_Official and @PICSociety in this area to improve care for children and families

doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.…

@SofiTheDoctor
@spiroskarageo
@DFTBubbles

📢New paper from the Health Outcomes for young People throughout Education (@UCLchildhealth @HOPEStudy_ )📢

ucl.ac.uk/child-health/h…

#ECHILD used to investigate school recorded SEN provision for children with major congenital anomalies.

Read more here: ijpds.org/article/view/2…

From Spain:

Recommendations for the perinatal management and follow-up of moderate and late preterm infants

Includes post-discharge monitoring and follow-up recommendations, more than we do routinely in the UK, interesting

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Nice paper looking at regional changes in RSV hospitalisation in Nova Scotia, Canada, when palivizumab eligibility stopped for 30-32 week babies. From 0 hospitalisation to 9% in this group.

Important to monitor epidemiology & potential associations

thieme-connect.com/products/ejour…

The current UK picture for perinatal data, helpful table of datasets, identifies challenges in using these data sources for reducing neonatal brain injury

nature.com/articles/s4139…

To contribute to the next stage of improving UK perinatal data, the author team have this survey for UK perinatal healthcare professionals:

thiscovery.org/project/improv…

BMJ Opinion: Dear sceptics of patient engagement in research

Why involve patients in research?

doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1…