Publications by authors named "R S Polin"

Apgar scores of 10 were once common but are now rare. We aggregated scores from US term infants from 1978 to 2021. We found that scores of 10 decreased by logarithmic decay independent of demographic changes.

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  • Neonatal sepsis is a serious illness in newborns, and different studies measure its effects in different ways, making it hard to compare results.
  • Researchers want to create a Core Outcome Set (COS) to standardize what outcomes should be measured for treatments of neonatal sepsis, using input from parents, healthcare workers, and researchers.
  • By getting everyone to agree on what to measure through online surveys and meetings, this project hopes to make research on neonatal sepsis clearer and more useful.
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