Canadian Neonatal Network & Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality

12/13/2021

New article examines the differences in incidence trends for late onset sepsis and meningitis among

Introduction: Recent studies reported decreased incidence of late onset sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but it is unclear whether this is also true for late onset meningitis. Recent reports that both meningitis and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) are associated with systemic inf...

12/07/2021

How does machine learning and logistic regression models compare in predicting the outcome of BPD/death in in the ? New analysis from available free on
Frontiers https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.759776/full

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most prevalent and clinically significant complication of prematurity. Accurate identification of at-risk infants would enable ongoing intervention to improve outcomes. Although postnatal exposures are known to affect an infant's likelihood of developing BPD,....

09/08/2021

Investigators from and compared outcomes of delayed vs early cord clamping in SGA preterm infants and found benefits similar to those identified for non-SGA preterm infants. Access free American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology:
https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1dgQ5_4Hcnnk3 #.YS996Dy8ghE.twitter.

Infants with restricted growth for age are frequently exposed to insufficient placental circulation and are more likely to develop postnatal complicat…

08/09/2021

Lung ultrasound is a highly predictive diagnostic test for early prediction of lung disease (BPD) in extremely preterm infants. New paper from a team Sinai Health University of Toronto HSC_Winnipeg available free The Journal of Pediatrics https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1dWDO55Cs0lqK.

To evaluate the diagnostic and predictive ability of lung ultrasound at 3 time points in the first 2 weeks after birth for predicting bronchopulmonary…

08/05/2021

Congrats to our team from Sinai Health and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) on their study published
CMAJ! This analysis of preterm birth and stillbirth rates during COVID-19 accounted for natural fluctuations over 18 years in Ontario: https://t.co/Jhbd9igmlJ?amp=1

BACKGROUND: Conflicting reports have emerged for rates of preterm births and stillbirths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of these reports did not account for natural variation in these rates. We aimed to evaluate variations in preterm birth and stillbirth rates before and during the COVID-19 pand...

07/22/2021

In Canada, higher mortality for extremely preterm infants born during off-peak hours may suggest variations in available resources based on time of day. New study from and is online ahead of print https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34050244/

Higher mortality among extremely preterm infants during off-peak hours may suggest variations in available resources based on time of day.

06/29/2021

Stillbirth rate did not change during COVID-19, but more data are needed to assess whether referral bias influenced a possible decline in preterm births. Our living systematic review is now in free early view: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aogs.14206 #.YNs05e0ucEA.twitter
Sinai Health CHEO

Introduction Conflicting reports of increases and decreases in rates of preterm birth (PTB) and stillbirth in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic have surfaced. The objective of our ...

06/22/2021

Has COVID-19 affected pregnancy or neonatal outcomes?
Sinai Health and CHEO researchers are conducting a living systematic review + meta-analysis that incorporates new evidence as it becomes available. Access free AOGS Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aogs.14206.

Introduction Conflicting reports of increases and decreases in rates of preterm birth (PTB) and stillbirth in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic have surfaced. The objective of our ...

11/18/2016

2015 CNN Annual Report is available at http://bit.ly/2fzUZxE

11/17/2016

iNeo collaboration scoping review http://bit.ly/2fZqNZH shows variability in definition of BPD. Calls for global consensus

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11/17/2016

Congratulations to CNFUN!
Determinants of developmental outcomes in a very preterm Canadian cohort. - PubMed - NCBI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27758929

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2016 Oct 6. pii: fetalneonatal-2016-311228. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311228. [Epub ahead of print]

11/17/2016

Antibiotic Use and Adverse Outcomes in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants Without Proven Sepsis
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2569450