2024
Establishing feasibility and reliability of subcutaneous fat measurements by ultrasound in very preterm infants
Buck C, Santoro K, Shabanova V, Martin C, Taylor S. Establishing feasibility and reliability of subcutaneous fat measurements by ultrasound in very preterm infants. Pediatric Research 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39069538, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVery preterm infantsBody composition assessmentPreterm infantsPostmenstrual ageMarkers of metabolic healthFat distributionBedside ultrasoundCohort of very preterm infantsComposition assessmentWeeks' PMA,Metabolic healthIntra-rater intraclass correlation coefficientBrain growthBody composition metricsBody composition outcomesBedside ultrasound techniqueRegional fat distributionPoint of care ultrasoundIntraclass correlation coefficientPostmenstrual weeksMulticenter cohortRegional fatSubcutaneous fat distributionComposite outcomeSubcutaneous fat measurements
2023
Impact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants
Bobba P, Weber C, Higaki A, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Constable R, Ment L, Taylor S, Payabvash S. Impact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2023, 33: 991-1002. PMID: 37483073, PMCID: PMC10800683, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weight z-scoreMagnetic resonance imagingVery preterm infantsPostnatal weight gainWeight z-scoreWhite matter maturationBirth weightDiffusion tensor imagingNeurological outcomePreterm infantsGestational ageWeight gainCorpus callosumHigher birth weight z-scoresBrain white matter maturationLong-term neurological deficitsZ-scoreBrain developmentWeight z-score changeWM tractsZ-score changeWM maturationWeeks of lifeNeurological deficitsNutritional intervention
2022
Dilemmas in initiation of very preterm infant enteral feeds—when, what, how?
Patel A, Taylor S. Dilemmas in initiation of very preterm infant enteral feeds—when, what, how? Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 43: 108-113. PMID: 36447040, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01564-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVery preterm infantsPreterm infantsOwn milkIntensive care unit assessmentsVery preterm deliveryMother's own milkLimited clinical evidenceEvidence-based approachEnteral nutritionPreterm deliveryEnteral feedingEnteral feedsClinical evidenceFeed initiationPreclinical studiesInfantsEvidence-informed approachLimited generalizabilityFeedingNutritional decisionsInitiationColostrumCommentary on “compatibility of rapid enteral feeding advances and noninvasive ventilation in preterm infants—an observational study”
Buck CO, Taylor SN. Commentary on “compatibility of rapid enteral feeding advances and noninvasive ventilation in preterm infants—an observational study”. Pediatric Pulmonology 2022, 57: 1113-1116. PMID: 35191225, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtremely preterm infantsPreterm infantsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaRapid enteral feeding advancementEnteral feeding advancementFull enteral feedingVery preterm infantsFeeding advanceFeeding advancementEnteral feedingMultifactorial pathogenesisNoninvasive ventilationNutritional supportCritical careObservational studyInfantsPotential rolePotential benefitsDysplasiaPathogenesisCare