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Tobacco smoking and breastfeeding: Effect on the lactation process, breast milk composition and infant development. A critical review by Napierala, Marta, Mazela, Jan, Merritt, T. Allen, Florek, Ewa

“…Approximately 10% of women report smoking during pregnancy. The number of breastfeeding women who relapse back to smoking is even greater. Smoking may cause…”
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Management of patent ductus arteriosus in very premature infants: An ongoing conundrum by Merritt, T. Allen

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Improving fetal lung development with vitamin C and reducing asthma in children by Merritt, T. Allen

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Effects of heliox and non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) in preterm infants by Neumann-Klimasińska, Natalia, Merritt, T. Allen, Beck, Jennifer, Miechowicz, Izabela, Szymankiewicz-Bręborowicz, Marta, Szczapa, Tomasz

“…Due to its unique properties, helium–oxygen (heliox) mixtures may provide benefits during non-invasive ventilation, however, knowledge regarding the effects of…”
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An overview of pulmonary surfactant in the neonate: Genetics, metabolism, and the role of surfactant in health and disease by Nkadi, Paul O., Merritt, T. Allen, Pillers, De-Ann M.

“…Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of phospholipids (PL) and proteins (SP) that reduce surface tension at the air–liquid interface of the alveolus. It…”
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Neonatal Applications of Heliox: A Practical Review by Szczapa, Tomasz, Kwapień, Patryk, Merritt, T Allen

“…Heliox is a mixture of helium and oxygen that may be utilized as an alternative to air-oxygen during the ventilatory support in the neonate. Special physical…”
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Hypotension following Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation: The Role of Adrenal Hormones by Clyman, Ronald I., MD, Wickremasinghe, Andrea, MD, Merritt, T. Allen, MD, MHA, Solomon, Tabitha, MD, McNamara, Patrick, MD, Jain, Amish, MD, Singh, Jaideep, MD, MPH, Chu, Alison, MD, Noori, Shahab, MD, Sekar, Krishnamurthy, MD, Lavoie, Pascal M., MD, PhD, Attridge, Joshua T., MD, Swanson, Jonathan R., MD, Gillam-Krakauer, Maria, MD, Reese, Jeff, MD, DeMauro, Sara, MD, MSCE, Poindexter, Brenda, MD, Aucott, Sue, MD, Satpute, Monique, MD, Fernandez, Erika, MD, Auchus, Richard J., MD

“…Objective To test the hypothesis that an impaired adrenal response to stress might play a role in the hypotension that follows patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)…”
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Late-onset bloodstream infections of Very-Low-Birth-Weight infants: data from the Polish Neonatology Surveillance Network in 2009-2011 by Wójkowska-Mach, Jadwiga, Gulczyńska, Ewa, Nowiczewski, Marek, Borszewska-Kornacka, Maria, Domańska, Joanna, Merritt, T Allen, Helwich, Ewa, Kordek, Agnieszka, Pawlik, Dorota, Gadzinowski, Janusz, Szczapa, Jerzy, Adamski, Paweł, Sulik, Małgorzata, Klamka, Jerzy, Brzychczy-Włoch, Monika, Heczko, Piotr B

“…Late-Onset Bloodstream Infections (LO-BSI) continue to be one of the most important complications associated with hospitalization of infants born with very low…”
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The effect of whole-body cooling on brain metabolism following perinatal hypoxic–ischemic injury by Corbo, Elizabeth T., Bartnik-Olson, Brenda L., Machado, Sandra, Merritt, T. Allen, Peverini, Ricardo, Wycliffe, Nathaniel, Ashwal, Stephen

“…Introduction: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) have proven valuable in evaluating neonatal hypoxic–ischemic injury (HII). Results: MRI…”
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Catecholamine-resistant hypotension and myocardial performance following patent ductus arteriosus ligation by Noori, S, McNamara, P, Jain, A, Lavoie, P M, Wickremasinghe, A, Merritt, T A, Solomon, T, Sekar, K, Attridge, J T, Swanson, J R, Gillam-Krakauer, M, Reese, J, Poindexter, B B, Brook, M, Auchus, R J, Clyman, R I

“…Objective: We performed a multicenter study of preterm infants, who were about to undergo patent ductus arteriosus ligation, to determine whether…”
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Estimating the Impact of Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: The San Bernardino County Experience by Batech, Michael, Tonstad, Serena, Job, Jayakaran S., Chinnock, Richard, Oshiro, Bryan, Merritt, T. Allen, Page, Gretchen, Singh, Pramil N.

“…We examined the relation between maternal smoking and adverse infant outcomes [low birth weight (LBW), and preterm birth (PTB)] during 2007–2008 in San…”
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A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Surfaxin (Lucinactant) Lavage With Standard Care for Treatment of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome by Wiswell, Thomas E, Knight, Gail R, Finer, Neil N, Donn, Steven M, Desai, Hemant, Walsh, William F, Sekar, Krishnamurthy C, Bernstein, Graham, Keszler, Martin, Visser, Valya E, Merritt, T. Allen, Mannino, Frank L, Mastrioianni, Lisa, Marcy, Brian, Revak, Susan D, Tsai, Huei, Cochrane, Charles G

“…Infants with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) have marked surfactant dysfunction. Airways and alveoli of affected neonates contain meconium, inflammatory…”
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Using Patient-Centered Care After a Prenatal Diagnosis of Trisomy 18 or Trisomy 13: A Review by Haug, Shelly, Goldstein, Mitchell, Cummins, Denise, Fayard, Elba, Merritt, T Allen

“…Patient-centered care (PCC) has been advocated by the Institute of Medicine to improve health care in the United States. Four concepts of PCC align with…”
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School-age spirometry in survivors of chronic lung disease of prematurity in the surfactant era by Konefał, Halina, Czeszyńska, Maria-Beata, Merritt, T Allen

“…To assess whether school-age spirometry and lung volume outcomes of preterm infants with history of moderate to severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS),…”
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Laryngeal Mask Airway for Surfactant Administration in Neonates: A Randomized, Controlled Trial by Roberts, Kari D., Brown, Roland, Lampland, Andrea L., Leone, Tina A., Rudser, Kyle D., Finer, Neil N., Rich, Wade D., Merritt, T. Allen, Czynski, Adam J., Kessel, Julie M., Tipnis, Sajani M., Stepka, Erin C., Mammel, Mark C.

“…To determine if preterm infants with moderate respiratory distress syndrome on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) who received surfactant via a…”
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Lead Poisoning From a Toy Necklace by VanArsdale, Jessica L, Leiker, Richard D, Kohn, Mel, Merritt, T. Allen, Horowitz, B. Zane

“…A 4-year-old, previously healthy boy experienced intermittent abdominal pain for several weeks. He was diagnosed with probable gastroenteritis, but his…”
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An open label, pilot study of Aerosurf® combined with nCPAP to prevent RDS in preterm neonates by Finer, Neil N, Merritt, T Allen, Bernstein, Graham, Job, Leela, Mazela, Jan, Segal, Robert

“…Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) is an accepted mode of respiratory support for preterm infants with respiratory insufficiency. To avoid…”
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Concerning the article by T. Curstedt and J. Johansson: new synthetic surfactants - basic science by Merritt, T Allen

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The ‘new’ bronchopulmonary dysplasia: challenges and commentary by Merritt, T. Allen, Deming, Douglas D, Boynton, Bruce R

“…Summary Lung development is orchestrated by highly integrated morphogenic programs of interrelated patterns of gene and protein expression. Injury to the…”
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Heliox for mechanically ventilated newborns with bronchopulmonary dysplasia by Szczapa, Tomasz, Gadzinowski, Janusz, Moczko, Jerzy, Merritt, T Allen

“…We assessed the safety and studied the influence of short-term helium-oxygen (heliox) mechanical ventilation (MV) on respiratory function, gas exchange and…”
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