All Outputs (5)

Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Sharkey, D., Budge, H., & Ojha, S. (2023). Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort study. eClinicalMedicine, 65, Article 102296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102296

Background: Preterm infants often require mechanical ventilation (MV), which can be a painful experience. Opioids (such as morphine) are used to provide analgesia, despite conflicting evidence about their impact on the developing brain. We aimed to q... Read More about Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort study.

Breastfeeding in infants diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU): a scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Kalvala, J., Chong, L., Chadborn, N., & Ojha, S. (2023). Breastfeeding in infants diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU): a scoping review. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 7(1), Article e002066. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002066

Background: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is the most common inherited disease of amino acid metabolism, characterised by elevated levels of phenylalanine (Phe). There is a lack of infant feeding guidance for those with PKU. From birth to 6 months of age, br... Read More about Breastfeeding in infants diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU): a scoping review.

How frequent is routine use of probiotics in UK neonatal units? (2023)
Journal Article
Patel, N., Evans, K., Berrington, J., Szatkowski, L., Costeloe, K., Ojha, S., …NeoTRIPS Collaborative Group. (2023). How frequent is routine use of probiotics in UK neonatal units?. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 7(1), Article e002012. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002012

Objective There is a lack of UK guidance regarding routine use of probiotics in preterm infants to prevent necrotising enterocolitis, late-onset sepsis and death. As practices can vary, we aimed to determine the current usage of probiotics within neo... Read More about How frequent is routine use of probiotics in UK neonatal units?.

Parents and healthcare professionals' attitudes to Kangaroo Care for preterm infants in the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article
Walker, S., Ojha, S., & Mitchell, E. J. (2023). Parents and healthcare professionals' attitudes to Kangaroo Care for preterm infants in the United Kingdom. Acta Paediatrica, https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16795

Aim: To explore the attitudes of parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs), and facilitators and barrier to implementation of Kangaroo Care (KC) in the United Kingdom. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey; distributed via the British Association... Read More about Parents and healthcare professionals' attitudes to Kangaroo Care for preterm infants in the United Kingdom.

Observational cohort study of use of caffeine in preterm infants and association between early caffeine use and neonatal outcomes (2023)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Fateh, S., Abramson, J., Kwok, T. C., Sharkey, D., Budge, H., & Ojha, S. (2023). Observational cohort study of use of caffeine in preterm infants and association between early caffeine use and neonatal outcomes. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 108(5), 505-510. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324919

Objective: To quantify trends in caffeine use in infants born at <32 weeks' gestational age (GA), and to investigate the effects of early vs late caffeine on neonatal outcomes. Study design: Retrospective propensity score matched cohort study using r...