Publications by authors named "Julia K Charlton"
Factors that impact second attempt success for neonatal intubation following first attempt failure: a report from the National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify factors linked to successful second attempts at neonatal tracheal intubation and the risk of complications after a failed first attempt.
- Conducted in 18 academic NICUs using a large data set, it analyzed cases where neonates needed two or more intubation attempts from October 2014 to December 2021.
- Results showed that success rates for second attempts improved significantly when changes were made to the intubator, stylet use, or endotracheal tube size, with specific changes reducing the chances of severe desaturation.
Background: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is an important reason for premature delivery and a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate whether classification as small for gestational age (SGA; <10 centile) at birth or antenatal suspicion of FGR was more strongly associated with neonatal morbidity and mortality in preterm infants.
Methods: A retrospective audit of infants born between 24 + 0 and 32 + 6 weeks of gestation from 2012-2019 and admitted to the Neonatal Unit at Mercy Hospital for Women (MHW).
Estimation of neonatal body fat percentage predicts neonatal hypothermia better than birthweight centile.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
December 2022
Introduction: PEA POD™ air displacement plethysmography quickly and noninvasively estimates neonatal body fat percentage (BF%). Low PEA POD™ BF% predicts morbidity better than classification as small-for-gestational-age (SGA; <10th centile), but PEA PODs are not widely available. We examined whether skinfold measurements could effectively identify neonates at risk; comparing skinfold BF%, PEA POD™ BF% and birthweight centiles' prediction of hypothermia - a marker of reduced in utero nutrition.
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