Publications by authors named "C Ojah"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the potential link between different types of central venous access (UVC vs. PICC) in preterm infants and the risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
- Researchers used data from the Canadian Neonatal Network to compare three groups of preterm infants based on their initial vascular access methods: those with PICC, UVC, and UVC followed by PICC, totaling 497 infants.
- The findings showed no significant association between the type of central venous access and NEC, but the authors suggest that more comprehensive prospective studies are necessary to further assess this relationship.
Background And Objectives: Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been shown to be superior to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) postextubation in preterm neonates. However, studies have not permitted high CPAP pressures or rescue with other modes. We hypothesized that if CPAP pressures >8 cmH2O and rescue with other modes were permitted, CPAP would be noninferior to NIPPV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe the trend in costs over 10 years for tertiary-level neonatal care of infants born 22-28 weeks of gestation during an ongoing Canadian national quality improvement project.
Study Design: Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and third-party payor costs for the tertiary neonatal care of infants born 22-28 weeks of gestation between the years 2010 and 2019 were analyzed from the Canadian Neonatal Network database. Costs were estimated using resource use data from the Canadian Neonatal Network and cost inputs from hospitals, physician billing, and administrative databases in Ontario, Canada.
Unlabelled: : media-1vid110.1542/5984244681001PEDS-VA_2018-2286 BACKGROUND: Overuse of antibiotics can facilitate antibiotic resistance and is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. We studied the association between duration of antibiotic therapy and short-term outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) (<1500 g) infants without culture-proven sepsis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify clinical factors those predict the need for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment in preterm neonates who had received prophylactic indomethacin.
Patients And Methods: Preterm neonates with <28 weeks' gestational age admitted to level III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Canada between 2010 and 2015 and who had received prophylactic indomethacin were included. Primary outcome was surgical ligation of PDA, while secondary outcomes were any PDA treatment and common neonatal morbidities.