2022
A Quality Improvement Bundle to Improve Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants in the First Week.
Travers C, Gentle S, Freeman A, Nichols K, Shukla V, Purvis D, Dolma K, Winter L, Ambalavanan N, Carlo W, Lal C. A Quality Improvement Bundle to Improve Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants in the First Week. Pediatrics 2022, 149 PMID: 35088085, PMCID: PMC9677934, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-037341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere intracranial hemorrhageExtremely preterm infantsPreterm infantsIntracranial hemorrhageRates of acute kidney injuryMedian birth weightSpontaneous intestinal perforationDelayed cord clampingAcute kidney injuryQuality improvement initiativesBaseline rateGestational ageWeeks gestationCord clampingIndomethacin prophylaxisCongenital anomaliesIntestinal perforationBirth weightKidney injuryPrimary outcomeQuality improvement bundleInfantsFirst-weekBirthWeeks
2020
Early Skin-to-Skin Care with a Polyethylene Bag for Neonatal Hypothermia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Travers C, Ramani M, Gentle S, Schuyler A, Brown C, Dills M, Davis C, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Aban I, Manasyan A, Ambalavanan N, Carlo W. Early Skin-to-Skin Care with a Polyethylene Bag for Neonatal Hypothermia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2020, 231: 55-60.e1. PMID: 33373672, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin-to-skin careResource-limited settingsEarly skin-to-skin careSequentially numbered sealed opaque envelopesSevere hypothermiaTertiary referral centerPhase 2 treatmentReferral centerNeonatal hypothermiaMaternal temperatureAdverse eventsAlone groupReduce hypothermiaBag groupInfantsHypothermiaClinical trial objectivesOpaque envelopesBirthSkin careTrial objectivesPhase 2CareHoursGroup
2018
Environmental or Nasal Cannula Supplemental Oxygen for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial
Travers C, Carlo W, Nakhmani A, Bhatia S, Gentle S, Amperayani V, Indic P, Aban I, Ambalavanan N. Environmental or Nasal Cannula Supplemental Oxygen for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 200: 98-103. PMID: 29705116, PMCID: PMC6109600, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodes of intermittent hypoxemiaPreterm infantsNasal cannulaIntermittent hypoxemiaSupplemental oxygenRandomized cross-over trialCross-over trialGestational agePostnatal dayBirth weightPretermHypoxemiaDecreased episodesInfantsOxygen saturationCannulaHoursPatient monitoringPatientsBirthWeeksTrials