L W Doyle

Summary

Affiliation: University of Melbourne
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Respiratory function at age 8-9 years in extremely low birthweight/very preterm children born in Victoria in 1991-1992
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatr Pulmonol 41:570-6. 2006
  2. ncbi Repeat prenatal corticosteroid prior to preterm birth: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis for the PRECISE study group (prenatal repeat corticosteroid international IPD study group: assessing the effects using the best level
    Caroline A Crowther
    Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies ARCH, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Women s and Children s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
    Syst Rev 1:12. 2012
  3. ncbi Antenatal magnesium sulfate and neuroprotection
    Lex W Doyle
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Women s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Curr Opin Pediatr 24:154-9. 2012
  4. ncbi Improving the outcome of infants born at <30 weeks' gestation--a randomized controlled trial of preventative care at home
    Alicia J Spittle
    Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 200 Berkley Street, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 9:73. 2009
  5. ncbi The burden of illness in perinatal and neonatal care: the epidemiologist's role
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 11:69-72. 2006
  6. ncbi Evaluation of neonatal intensive care for extremely-low-birth-weight infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 11:139-45. 2006
  7. ncbi Low-dose dexamethasone facilitates extubation among chronically ventilator-dependent infants: a multicenter, international, randomized, controlled trial
    Lex W Doyle
    Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 117:75-83. 2006
  8. ncbi Improved neurosensory outcome at 8 years of age of extremely low birthweight children born in Victoria over three distinct eras
    L W Doyle
    The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F484-8. 2005
  9. ncbi Impact of postnatal systemic corticosteroids on mortality and cerebral palsy in preterm infants: effect modification by risk for chronic lung disease
    Lex W Doyle
    Division of Paediatrics, Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton 3053, Australia
    Pediatrics 115:655-61. 2005
  10. ncbi Neonatal intensive care at borderline viability--is it worth it?
    L W Doyle
    The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 80:103-13. 2004

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Publications99

  1. ncbi Respiratory function at age 8-9 years in extremely low birthweight/very preterm children born in Victoria in 1991-1992
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatr Pulmonol 41:570-6. 2006
    ..In conclusion, the abnormalities in respiratory function in ELBW/very preterm children compared with NBW subjects described in the presurfactant era persisted in the 1990s, especially in those who had BPD in the newborn period...
  2. ncbi Repeat prenatal corticosteroid prior to preterm birth: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis for the PRECISE study group (prenatal repeat corticosteroid international IPD study group: assessing the effects using the best level
    Caroline A Crowther
    Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies ARCH, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Women s and Children s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
    Syst Rev 1:12. 2012
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  3. ncbi Antenatal magnesium sulfate and neuroprotection
    Lex W Doyle
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Women s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Curr Opin Pediatr 24:154-9. 2012
    ..Antenatal magnesium sulfate may reduce the excessive rates of cerebral palsy in survivors of very preterm birth...
  4. ncbi Improving the outcome of infants born at <30 weeks' gestation--a randomized controlled trial of preventative care at home
    Alicia J Spittle
    Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 200 Berkley Street, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 9:73. 2009
    ..These interventions should be multi-faceted and include modules for caregivers given their high rates of mental health problems...
  5. ncbi The burden of illness in perinatal and neonatal care: the epidemiologist's role
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 11:69-72. 2006
    ....
  6. ncbi Evaluation of neonatal intensive care for extremely-low-birth-weight infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 11:139-45. 2006
    ..Neonatal intensive care should be re-evaluated at intervals in the future to ensure that its effectiveness, efficiency and availability are maintained...
  7. ncbi Low-dose dexamethasone facilitates extubation among chronically ventilator-dependent infants: a multicenter, international, randomized, controlled trial
    Lex W Doyle
    Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 117:75-83. 2006
    ..Postnatal corticosteroid therapy is controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the short-term effects of low-dose dexamethasone treatment among chronically ventilator-dependent neonates...
  8. ncbi Improved neurosensory outcome at 8 years of age of extremely low birthweight children born in Victoria over three distinct eras
    L W Doyle
    The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F484-8. 2005
    ..To determine neurosensory outcome at 8 years of age of extremely low birthweight (ELBW) children born in the 1990s, how it varies with birth weight, and how it compares with ELBW children born in the 1980s and 1970s...
  9. ncbi Impact of postnatal systemic corticosteroids on mortality and cerebral palsy in preterm infants: effect modification by risk for chronic lung disease
    Lex W Doyle
    Division of Paediatrics, Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton 3053, Australia
    Pediatrics 115:655-61. 2005
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the effect of systemic postnatal corticosteroid treatment on death and CP and to assess any modification of effect arising from risk for CLD...
  10. ncbi Neonatal intensive care at borderline viability--is it worth it?
    L W Doyle
    The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 80:103-13. 2004
    ....
  11. ncbi Changing availability of neonatal intensive care for extremely low birthweight infants in Victoria over two decades
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:136-9. 2004
    ..To determine the changes in availability of neonatal intensive care for extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants, and the consequences of a lack of availability...
  12. ncbi Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight subjects and lung function in late adolescence
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 118:108-13. 2006
    ....
  13. ncbi Outcome at 2 years of age of infants from the DART study: a multicenter, international, randomized, controlled trial of low-dose dexamethasone
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 119:716-21. 2007
    ..Low-dose dexamethasone facilitates extubation in chronically ventilator-dependent infants with no obvious short-term complications. The objective of this study was to determine the long-term effects of low-dose dexamethasone...
  14. ncbi Cardiopulmonary outcomes of extreme prematurity
    Lex W Doyle
    The Royal Women s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Perinatol 32:28-34. 2008
    ..The contribution of these cardiopulmonary problems in early adulthood to morbidity in middle and old ages needs to be determined...
  15. ncbi Changing long-term outcomes for infants 500-999 g birth weight in Victoria, 1979-2005
    L W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 96:F443-7. 2011
    ....
  16. ncbi Caffeine and brain development in very preterm infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Royal Women s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Neurol 68:734-42. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to assess whether caffeine influenced brain macro- or microstructural development in preterm infants...
  17. ncbi Adult outcome of extremely preterm infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatrics 126:342-51. 2010
    ..Pediatricians can aid the transition to adult health care by being aware of the nutritional, cardiovascular, respiratory, motor, cognitive, psychiatric, and functional outcomes into adulthood of survivors of extreme prematurity...
  18. ncbi Pulmonary and neurological follow-up of extremely preterm infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, University of Melbourne, and Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Neonatology 97:388-94. 2010
    ..At school age other cognitive impairments including learning disabilities and behavioural problems occur more frequently. Despite these difficulties, most EP survivors escape without major long-term pulmonary or neurological problems...
  19. ncbi Dexamethasone treatment in the first week of life for preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants: a systematic review
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Neonatology 98:217-24. 2010
    ..Dexamethasone treatment started soon after birth is controversial...
  20. ncbi Postnatal hydrocortisone for preventing or treating bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants: a systematic review
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, The Royal Women s Hospital, and Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Neonatology 98:111-7. 2010
    ..Corticosteroids have been used widely after birth in preterm infants with respiratory failure; hydrocortisone may be preferable to other corticosteroids for this purpose...
  21. ncbi Outcomes at age 2 years of infants < 28 weeks' gestational age born in Victoria in 2005
    Lex W Doyle
    Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    J Pediatr 156:49-53.e1. 2010
    ..To determine the survival rates and neurosensory outcomes of infants born at gestational age 22-27 weeks in the state of Victoria in 2005 and compare theses data with those for similar infants born in the 1990s...
  22. ncbi Antenatal magnesium sulfate and neurologic outcome in preterm infants: a systematic review
    Lex W Doyle
    Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Obstet Gynecol 113:1327-33. 2009
    ..To systematically review rates of neurologic outcomes reported in childhood for the preterm fetus exposed to antenatal magnesium sulfate...
  23. ncbi Extremely low birth weight and body size in early adulthood
    L W Doyle
    The Division of Newborn Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 89:347-50. 2004
    ..To determine the body size of extremely low birth weight (ELBW, birth weight 500-999 g) subjects in early adulthood...
  24. ncbi Evaluation of neonatal intensive care for extremely low birth weight infants in Victoria over two decades: II. Efficiency
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Pediatrics 113:510-4. 2004
    ....
  25. ncbi Outcome at 14 years of extremely low birthweight infants: a regional study
    L W Doyle
    The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 85:F159-64. 2001
    ....
  26. ncbi Evaluation of neonatal intensive care for extremely low birth weight infants in Victoria over two decades: I. Effectiveness
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Pediatrics 113:505-9. 2004
    ..Although individual components of neonatal intensive care have proven efficacy, doubts remain about its overall effectiveness...
  27. ncbi Health and hospitalistions after discharge in extremely low birth weight infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Semin Neonatol 8:137-45. 2003
    ..ELBW survivors require closer surveillance after discharge, not only for adverse neurosensory outcome, but also for other general health problems in early childhood...
  28. ncbi Adverse effects of smoking on respiratory function in young adults born weighing less than 1000 grams
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 112:565-9. 2003
    ..To determine whether active smoking has an adverse impact on respiratory function of young adults of extremely low birth weight (ELBW; birth weight <1000 g)...
  29. ncbi Blood pressure in late adolescence and very low birth weight
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 111:252-7. 2003
    ....
  30. ncbi Changes in neurodevelopmental outcome at age eight in geographic cohorts of children born at 22-27 weeks' gestational age during the 1990s
    G Roberts
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 95:F90-4. 2010
    ..The aims of this study were to determine the outcomes at age eight for a regional cohort of children born at 22-27 weeks during 1997, and to compare their rates of disability with a cohort of the same gestational age born in 1991-1992...
  31. ncbi The stability of the diagnosis of developmental disability between ages 2 and 8 in a geographic cohort of very preterm children born in 1997
    G Roberts
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 95:786-90. 2010
    ....
  32. ncbi Methylxanthines and sensorineural outcome at 14 years in children < 1501 g birthweight
    P G Davis
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 36:47-50. 2000
    ..The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between theophylline therapy and outcome at 14 years of age in surviving preterm children of birthweight < 1501 g...
  33. ncbi Neonatal resuscitation 2: an evaluation of manual ventilation devices and face masks
    C P F O'Donnell
    Royal Women s Hospital Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F392-6. 2005
    ..The expiratory tidal volume measured at the mask (V(TE(mask))) is a good estimate of the tidal volume delivered during simulated neonatal resuscitation...
  34. ncbi Growth and respiratory health in adolescence of the extremely low-birth weight survivor
    L W Doyle
    Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Clin Perinatol 27:421-32. 2000
    ..The effects of cigarette smoke, both passive and active, and of newer therapies, such as exogenous surfactant and postnatal corticosteroids, on respiratory health in adulthood remain to be determined...
  35. ncbi Survival, cranial ultrasound and cerebral palsy in very low birthweight infants: 1980s versus 1990s
    L W Doyle
    Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 36:7-12. 2000
    ..To determine the changes in the rates of survival, cranial ultrasound abnormalities and cerebral palsy in very low birthweight (VLBW) (birthweight 500-1499 g) infants between the early 1980s and the early 1990s...
  36. ncbi Antenatal corticosteroid therapy and blood pressure at 14 years of age in preterm children
    L W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    Clin Sci (Lond) 98:137-42. 2000
    ..It is concluded that antenatal corticosteroid therapy is associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures in adolescence, and might lead to clinical hypertension in survivors well beyond birth...
  37. ncbi Changing mortality and causes of death in infants 23-27 weeks' gestational age
    L W Doyle
    Division of Paediatrics, Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 35:255-9. 1999
    ....
  38. ncbi Birth weight <1501 g and respiratory health at age 14
    L W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, Australia Doyle
    Arch Dis Child 84:40-44. 2001
    ..To determine the respiratory health in adolescence of children of birth weight <1501 g, and to compare the results with normal birthweight controls...
  39. ncbi Antenatal corticosteroids and outcome at 14 years of age in children with birth weight less than 1501 grams
    L W Doyle
    Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 106:E2. 2000
    ..To determine whether exposure to antenatal corticosteroid therapy was associated with adverse effects on growth, sensorineural outcome, or lung function of children of birth weight <1501 g at 14 years of age...
  40. ncbi Auditory function at 14 years of age of very-low-birthweight
    N M Davis
    Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 43:191-6. 2001
    ..VLBW children had higher rates of some central auditory processing problems, which in turn were associated with poorer intellectual, academic, and behavioural progress...
  41. ncbi Outcome at 5 years of age of children 23 to 27 weeks' gestation: refining the prognosis
    L W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Australia
    Pediatrics 108:134-41. 2001
    ..To determine the changes with postnatal age for survival, with and without major sensorineural disability, to 5 years of age in very preterm infants and to contrast their prognosis with normal birth weight (NBW) control participants...
  42. ncbi Sepsis in neonatal intensive care in the late 1990s
    S S Mehr
    Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 38:246-51. 2002
    ..Coagulase-negative staphylococci were the commonest cause of LOS. The mortality rate from sepsis in the LOS group was 11% (5/45). CONCLUSIONS: EOS and LOS are significant problems in ventilated NICU infants in the late 1990s...
  43. ncbi Cognition, academic progress, behavior and self-concept at 14 years of very low birth weight children
    A L Rickards
    Division of Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 22:11-8. 2001
    ..VLBW children had significantly reduced self-esteem. VLBW children had more cognitive, academic, and behavioral problems and lower self-esteem at 14 years of age than NBW control subjects...
  44. ncbi Nasal CPAP or intubation at birth for very preterm infants
    Colin J Morley
    Neonatal Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    N Engl J Med 358:700-8. 2008
    ....
  45. ncbi Longitudinal predictors of psychiatric disorders in very low birth weight adults
    E M Westrupp
    The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 43:113-23. 2012
    ..11, p = 0.05) and the adult social environment (high rates of negative life event stress at the time of assessment: OR = 1.39, CI = 1.10, 1.76, p = 0.02), contributed significantly to adult psychiatric outcomes...
  46. ncbi Developmental coordination disorder at 8 years of age in a regional cohort of extremely-low-birthweight or very preterm infants
    N M Davis
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 49:325-30. 2007
    ..DCD is more common in ELBW/very preterm children, has few perinatal correlates, and is associated with poor cognitive and academic performance as well as increased behaviour problems...
  47. ncbi Why do preterm infants die in the 1990s?
    L W Doyle
    Division of Paediatrics, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Vic
    Med J Aust 170:528-32. 1999
    ..To describe the mortality rate for preterm infants (born 23-36 completed weeks' gestational age) and to determine the causes of death, focusing on avoidable causes...
  48. ncbi Neurobehavioral outcomes of school-age children born extremely low birth weight or very preterm in the 1990s
    Peter Anderson
    Royal Women's Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    JAMA 289:3264-72. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: School-aged ELBW or very preterm children born in the 1990s continue to display cognitive, educational, and behavioral impairments...
  49. ncbi Abnormal white matter signal on MR imaging is related to abnormal tissue microstructure
    J L Y Cheong
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:623-8. 2009
    ..This study aimed to relate regional DTI measures with severity of WMSA in very preterm infants...
  50. ncbi Early sensitivity training for parents of preterm infants: impact on the developing brain
    Jeannette Milgrom
    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatr Res 67:330-5. 2010
    ..Thus, sensitivity training for parents in the NICU is associated with improved cerebral white matter micro-structural development in preterm infants...
  51. ncbi Neurodevelopmental sequelae of intraventricular haemorrhage at 8 years of age in a regional cohort of ELBW/very preterm infants
    R L Sherlock
    Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 81:909-16. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Neurodevelopmental dysfunction at school age in ELBW/very preterm survivors varies little with increasing severity of IVH, with the exception of grade 4 IVH...
  52. ncbi Whole-body hypothermia for term and near-term newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a randomized controlled trial
    Susan E Jacobs
    Neonatal Services, Royal Women s Hospital, corner Grattan Street and Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:692-700. 2011
    ..To determine the effectiveness and safety of moderate whole-body hypothermia in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy born in hospitals with and without newborn intensive care facilities or complicated hypothermia equipment...
  53. ncbi 8: Non-parametric methods for continuous or ordered data
    J B Carlin
    Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 39:309-11. 2003
  54. ncbi Perinatal risk factors altering regional brain structure in the preterm infant
    Deanne K Thompson
    Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Brain 130:667-77. 2007
    ..These findings add to our understanding of the potential pathways leading to altered brain structure and outcome in the preterm infant...
  55. ncbi Early emergence of behavior and social-emotional problems in very preterm infants
    Alicia J Spittle
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies VIBeS team, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:909-18. 2009
    ..In addition, the relation between perinatal variables and early behavior problems was also examined to help identify those very preterm children most at risk...
  56. ncbi Evaluating "old" definitions for the "new" bronchopulmonary dysplasia
    Peter G Davis
    Department of Paediatrics, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Pediatr 140:555-60. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Poor pulmonary outcome and poor neurosensory outcome are common late adverse outcomes in this population. BPD as defined by duration of oxygen therapy is a less accurate surrogate currently than in previous eras...
  57. ncbi Cognitive and educational deficits in children born extremely preterm
    Peter J Anderson
    Department of Psychology, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Women s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Semin Perinatol 32:51-8. 2008
    ....
  58. ncbi Preterm infant hippocampal volumes correlate with later working memory deficits
    Miriam H Beauchamp
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Brain 131:2986-94. 2008
    ..Preterm children appear to have altered hippocampal volumes by discharge from hospital which may have a lasting impact on working memory function...
  59. ncbi Preventive care at home for very preterm infants improves infant and caregiver outcomes at 2 years
    Alicia J Spittle
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria Infant Brain Studies, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 126:e171-8. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the effects of preventive care at home on child development and primary caregiver mental health at 2 years of age...
  60. ncbi Rates of early intervention services in very preterm children with developmental disabilities at age 2 years
    Gehan Roberts
    Victorian Infant Brain Study Group, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 44:276-80. 2008
    ..This study explores the association of levels of disability at age 2 years with EI services and social risk in a large cohort of very preterm children...
  61. ncbi Reduced cerebellar diameter in very preterm infants with abnormal general movements
    Alicia J Spittle
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 86:1-5. 2010
    ..However, other structural correlates of abnormal GMs have not been defined...
  62. ncbi Executive functioning in school-aged children who were born very preterm or with extremely low birth weight in the 1990s
    Peter J Anderson
    Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 114:50-7. 2004
    ....
  63. ncbi Underestimation of developmental delay by the new Bayley-III Scale
    Peter J Anderson
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:352-6. 2010
    ..To assess the ability of the third edition of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) to detect developmental delay in 2-year-old children who were extremely preterm and those carried to term...
  64. ncbi Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity trial: benefits may vary in subgroups
    Peter G Davis
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    J Pediatr 156:382-7. 2010
    ..To determine whether the benefits of caffeine vary in three subgroups of 2006 participants in the Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity (CAP) trial...
  65. ncbi Parental mental health and early social-emotional development of children born very preterm
    Karli Treyvaud
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
    J Pediatr Psychol 35:768-77. 2010
    ..The aims of this study were to describe the mental health of parents of children born very preterm and examine relations between parental mental health and early social-emotional development in very preterm and term born children...
  66. ncbi Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in newborn bacterial infection
    S S Mehr
    Division of Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Australia
    Am J Perinatol 18:313-24. 2001
    ..IL-6 and IL-8 had little diagnostic accuracy in infants with probable infection. IL-6 and IL-8 concentrations increase early in newborn infants with definite infection...
  67. ncbi Long-term outcomes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 14:391-5. 2009
    ..The importance of these neurological and respiratory problems later into adult life needs to be determined...
  68. ncbi Neurobehavior at term and white and gray matter abnormalities in very preterm infants
    Nisha C Brown
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    J Pediatr 155:32-8, 38.e1. 2009
    ..To examine the relationship between very preterm infant neurobehavior at term and concurrent magnetic resonance-defined cerebral abnormalities...
  69. ncbi Predicting motor development in very preterm infants at 12 months' corrected age: the role of qualitative magnetic resonance imaging and general movements assessments
    Alicia J Spittle
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, 2nd Floor, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 123:512-7. 2009
    ....
  70. ncbi Quality of general movements is related to white matter pathology in very preterm infants
    Alicia J Spittle
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 2nd Floor, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia 3052
    Pediatrics 121:e1184-9. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the association between MRI-defined cerebral abnormalities and general movements at 1 and 3 months' corrected age in infants who were born very preterm...
  71. ncbi Newer approaches to the diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis
    U K Mishra
    Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 91:F208-12. 2006
    ..In the future, molecular biology techniques offer the prospect of rapid identification of both pathogens and antimicrobial resistance markers...
  72. ncbi Sample size
    J B Carlin
    Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 38:300-4. 2002
  73. ncbi Neonatal resuscitation 3: manometer use in a model of face mask ventilation
    C P F O'Donnell
    Royal Women s Hospital Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F397-400. 2005
    ..These devices may be used with a manometer to measure airway pressures delivered. The expiratory tidal volume measured at the mask (V(TE(mask))) is a good estimate of the tidal volume delivered during simulated neonatal resuscitation...
  74. ncbi Adverse reactions to immunization with newer vaccines in the very preterm infant
    Vanessa J Ellison
    Division of Newborn Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 41:441-3. 2005
    ..To study the frequency and types of adverse reactions to currently available vaccines in very preterm infants...
  75. ncbi A systematic review of the clinimetric properties of neuromotor assessments for preterm infants during the first year of life
    Alicia J Spittle
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 50:254-66. 2008
    ..85). Selection of motor assessment tools during the first year of life for infants born preterm will depend on the intended purpose of their use for discrimination, prediction, and/or evaluation...
  76. ncbi Neurosensory disabilities at school age in geographic cohorts of extremely low birth weight children born between the 1970s and the 1990s
    Gehan Roberts
    Premature Infant Follow up Program, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Australia
    J Pediatr 154:829-34.e1. 2009
    ....
  77. ncbi Neurodevelopmental outcome of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
    Peter J Anderson
    The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Perinatol 30:227-32. 2006
    ..BPD does not appear to be associated with a specific neuropsychological impairment but rather a global impairment...
  78. ncbi Single versus bihemispheric amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in relation to cerebral injury and outcome in the term encephalopathic infant
    Shelly Lavery
    Victorian Infant Brain Study Group, and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 44:285-90. 2008
    ..New bedside aEEG devices with more channels are entering the neonatal environment. Little data are available to compare the utility of two channels (B-aEEG) with that of an S-aEEG recording...
  79. ncbi Head growth in preterm infants: correlation with magnetic resonance imaging and neurodevelopmental outcome
    Jeanie L Y Cheong
    Royal Women s Hospital, Department of Neonatal Services, 132 Grattan St, Carlton 3053, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 121:e1534-40. 2008
    ..The purpose of this work was to establish the relationship between head circumference with brain MRI at term-equivalent age and to relate head circumference with neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years...
  80. ncbi Parenting behavior is associated with the early neurobehavioral development of very preterm children
    Karli Treyvaud
    Critical Care and Neurosciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatrics 123:555-61. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between parenting behavior, parent-child synchrony, and neurobehavioral development in very preterm children at 24 months of age...
  81. ncbi Neonate hippocampal volumes: prematurity, perinatal predictors, and 2-year outcome
    Deanne K Thompson
    Howard Florey Institute, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Neurol 63:642-51. 2008
    ..To compare preterm (PT) and full-term (FT) infant hippocampal volumes and to investigate the relations among PT hippocampal volume, perinatal risk factors, and neurodevelopmental outcome...
  82. ncbi MR-determined hippocampal asymmetry in full-term and preterm neonates
    Deanne K Thompson
    Neuroimaging and Neuroinformatics, Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Hippocampus 19:118-23. 2009
    ..This study may suggest that hippocampal asymmetry develops in utero and is maintained into adulthood in infants with a normal neurological course...
  83. ncbi Compliance with alarm limits for pulse oximetry in very preterm infants
    Luisa Clucas
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 119:1056-60. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the rate of compliance with hospital guidelines for alarm limits for pulse oximetry in preterm infants on oxygen therapy...
  84. ncbi Randomized trial of systemic hypothermia selectively protects the cortex on MRI in term hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
    Terrie E Inder
    Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Neonatal Neurology, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    J Pediatr 145:835-7. 2004
    ..036), which may indicate differing regional benefit from systemic hypothermia...
  85. ncbi Alterations in neurobehavior at term reflect differing perinatal exposures in very preterm infants
    Nisha C Brown
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
    Pediatrics 118:2461-71. 2006
    ..We hypothesized that neurobehavior at term would be different in very preterm infants compared with term infants and that perinatal exposures would be associated with these alterations in neurobehavior...
  86. ncbi Monitoring the neonatal brain: a survey of current practice among Australian and New Zealand neonatologists
    Peter M Filan
    Victorian Infant Brain Study Group, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 43:557-9. 2007
    ..The aims of this study were (i) to document the current practice among Australian and New Zealand neonatologists; and (ii) to identify the factors that influence local practice...
  87. ncbi Prematurity and later cognitive outcomes
    Lex W Doyle
    JAMA 288:2542-3; author reply 2543. 2002
  88. ncbi Effect of magnesium sulfate given for neuroprotection before preterm birth: a randomized controlled trial
    Caroline A Crowther
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Women s and Children s Hospital, King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006 Australia
    JAMA 290:2669-76. 2003
    ..Prenatal magnesium sulfate may reduce the risk of cerebral palsy or death in very preterm infants...
  89. ncbi The association of growth impairment with neurodevelopmental outcome at eight years of age in very preterm children
    Erick Kan
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Melbourne, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 84:409-16. 2008
    ..The relative contributions of poor growth before and after birth in very preterm infants to subsequent outcomes at school-age are not certain...
  90. ncbi Regionalized long-term follow-up
    Victor Y H Yu
    Department of Paediatrics and Ritchie Centre for Baby Health Research, Monash University, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
    Semin Neonatol 9:135-44. 2004
    ..Regionalized long-term follow-up provides unique information that is not available from institution-based studies, which is vital to the regional organization of perinatal-neonatal care...
  91. ncbi Caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity
    Barbara Schmidt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont, Canada
    N Engl J Med 354:2112-21. 2006
    ..It is uncertain whether methylxanthines have other short- and long-term benefits or risks in infants with very low birth weight...
  92. ncbi Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome after repeat exposure to antenatal corticosteroids: a randomised controlled trial
    Caroline A Crowther
    Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
    Lancet 367:1913-9. 2006
    ..The efficacy and safety of repeat doses of prenatal corticosteroids remains uncertain. Our aim was to establish whether repeat prenatal corticosteroids given to women at risk of preterm birth can reduce neonatal morbidity without harm...
  93. ncbi Neurosensory impairment after surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants: results from the Trial of Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Preterms
    Nandkishor S Kabra
    Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    J Pediatr 150:229-34, 234.e1. 2007
    ....
  94. ncbi Adverse neurodevelopment in preterm infants with postnatal sepsis or necrotizing enterocolitis is mediated by white matter abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging at term
    Divyen K Shah
    Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63105, USA
    J Pediatr 153:170-5, 175.e1. 2008
    ..To test the hypothesis that the impact of postnatal sepsis/necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) on neurodevelopment may be mediated by white matter abnormality (WMA), which can be demonstrated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
  95. ncbi An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood
    Saroj Saigal
    Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Lancet 371:261-9. 2008
    ..In addition, follow-up to middle age and beyond is warranted to identify the risks, especially for cardiovascular and metabolic disorders that are likely to be experienced by preterm survivors...
  96. ncbi Long-term effects of caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity
    Barbara Schmidt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    N Engl J Med 357:1893-902. 2007
    ..Methylxanthine therapy is commonly used for apnea of prematurity but in the absence of adequate data on its efficacy and safety. It is uncertain whether methylxanthines have long-term effects on neurodevelopment and growth...
  97. ncbi Evaluation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires in identifying children with neurosensory disability in the Magpie Trial follow-up study
    Ly Mee Yu
    Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
    Acta Paediatr 96:1803-8. 2007
    ..To evaluate performance of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (full ASQ), and a shortened version (short ASQ), in detecting children with severe neurosensory disability in the Magpie Trial follow-up study...
  98. ncbi Outcomes at 2 years of age after repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids
    Caroline A Crowther
    Disciplines of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide, Women s and Children s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
    N Engl J Med 357:1179-89. 2007
    ..However, data have not been available regarding longer-term effects of this treatment...
  99. ncbi Antenatal magnesium sulphate neuroprotection in the preterm infant
    Stephane Marret
    Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031, Rouen Cedex, France
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 12:311-7. 2007
    ..The role for antenatal magnesium sulphate therapy as a neuroprotective agent for the preterm fetus is not yet established...