Search Results - "Ekhaguere, Osayame A."
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Birth weight and gestational age distributions in a rural Kenyan population
Published in BMC pediatrics (08-03-2023)“…With the increased availability of access to prenatal ultrasound in low/middle-income countries, there is opportunity to better characterize the association…”
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Respiratory distress syndrome management in resource limited settings-Current evidence and opportunities in 2022
Published in Frontiers in pediatrics (29-07-2022)“…The complications of prematurity are the leading cause of neonatal mortality worldwide, with the highest burden in the low- and middle-income countries of…”
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A landscape evaluation of caffeine citrate availability and use in newborn care across five low- and middle-income countries
Published in PLOS global public health (2024)“…Apnoea of prematurity (AOP) is a common complication among preterm infants (< 37 weeks gestation), globally. However, access to caffeine citrate (CC) that is a…”
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Maternal age extremes and adverse pregnancy outcomes in low-resourced settings
Published in Frontiers in Global Women's Health (28-11-2023)“…Adolescent (<20 years) and advanced maternal age (>35 years) pregnancies carry adverse risks and warrant a critical review in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Uniparental Isodisomy of Chromosome 1 Unmasking an Autosomal Recessive 3-Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type II-Related Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Published in Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (01-03-2017)“…Steroid 3-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II (3β-HSD2) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). We report…”
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Early nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus early nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for preterm infants
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (19-07-2023)“…Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) is a strategy to maintain positive airway pressure throughout the respiratory cycle through the application…”
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Risk and benefits of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for neonatal and childhood respiratory diseases in Low- and Middle-Income countries
Published in Paediatric respiratory reviews (01-02-2019)“…Over 80% of the global burden of childhood deaths occur in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Of the leading causes of death, respiratory failure is…”
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Azithromycin to Prevent Sepsis or Death in Women Planning a Vaginal Birth
Published in The New England journal of medicine (30-03-2023)“…In this multicenter trial, a single oral dose of azithromycin reduced the risk of maternal but not newborn sepsis or death in women planning a vaginal delivery…”
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Is caffeine available and affordable in low and middle-income countries? A survey in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine (01-12-2020)“…Caffeine is the preferred pharmacologic treatment for apnea of prematurity. Little is known about the availability and affordability of caffeine in the low and…”
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Rates and predictors of mortality of very low birthweight infants in three Nigerian tertiary hospitals
Published in Acta Paediatrica (01-08-2023)“…Aim We aimed to describe in‐hospital mortality, and its predictors, in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants managed in tertiary centres in a low‐ to…”
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Use of Point-of-Care Gastric pH Testing to Assess the Efficacy of Acid Suppression Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Published in American journal of perinatology (01-03-2020)“…The use of acid suppression therapies in newborns lacks efficacy and is associated with adverse effects. Point-of-care (POC) assessment of gastric aspirate pH…”
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Predictive factors and practice trends in red blood cell transfusions for very-low-birth-weight infants
Published in Pediatric research (01-05-2016)“…Background: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants, while common, carry risk. Our objective was to determine clinical…”
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Protocol adherence rates in superiority and noninferiority randomized clinical trials published in high impact medical journals
Published in Clinical trials (London, England) (01-10-2020)“…Background/aims: Noninferiority clinical trials are susceptible to false confirmation of noninferiority when the intention-to-treat principle is applied in the…”
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Prevention of maternal and neonatal death/infections with a single oral dose of azithromycin in women in labour in low-income and middle-income countries (A-PLUS): a study protocol for a multinational, randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial
Published in BMJ open (30-08-2023)“…Maternal and neonatal infections are among the most frequent causes of maternal and neonatal mortality, and current antibiotic strategies have been ineffective…”
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Automated phone call and text reminders for childhood immunisations (PRIMM): a randomised controlled trial in Nigeria
Published in BMJ global health (01-04-2019)“…BackgroundSub-Saharan Africa has high under-5 mortality and low childhood immunisation rates. Vaccine-preventable diseases cause one-third of under-5 deaths…”
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Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity?
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17 Early nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation versus early nasal continuous positive airway pressure for preterm infants
Published in Paediatrics & child health (21-10-2022)“…Abstract Background Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is very common in preterm infants and multiple options are available to support their breathing in the…”
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