Publications by authors named "Varnika Aggarwal"
Aim: This systematic review aimed to report on health outcomes of newborn babies admitted to special care nurseries up to age 1 year, and where possible, compare their outcomes with those of healthy term babies.
Methods: Systematic searches through Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase databases. We included studies reporting outcomes up to age 1 year for special care nursery babies and moderate-late preterm babies, restricting to studies published after 2000.
Purpose: To investigate the association of risk factors, including oxygen exposure, for developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants at increased risk of ROP.
Methods: A case-control study was conducted where each infant born at < 28 weeks gestation with ROP was matched with another without ROP over five years (July 2015 - June 2020). Clinical information about the infants was collected from electronic medical records, including method of oxygen delivery, oxygen saturation (SpO), fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO) and mean airway pressure (MAP) measurements.
Study protocol: Generation Victoria (GenV) special care nursery registry.
Int J Popul Data Sci
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- Newborns needing specialist care can face immediate and long-term effects, and there's currently no comparable dataset in Victoria like the ANZNN to enhance neonatal care quality.
- The objective is to create a prototype registry for babies in special care nurseries across Victoria, as part of the GenV cohort, covering births from Oct 2021 to Oct 2023.
- The registry will include a comprehensive dataset on various health metrics and will support ongoing research to improve understanding of outcomes for children requiring specialist care, potentially leading to a lasting clinical quality registry.