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All sections of the Neonatal Resuscitation Algorithm are addressed, from preparation through to postresuscitation care. This document now forms the basis for ongoing evidence evaluation and reevaluation, which will be triggered as further evidence is published.Over 140 million babies are born annually worldwide (https//ourworldindata.org/grapher/births-and-deaths-projected-to-2100). If up to 5% receive positive-pressure ventilation, this evidence evaluation is relevant to more than 7 million newborn infants every year. However, in terms of early care of the newborn infant, some of the topics addressed are relevant to every single baby born.
Deferred cord clamping (DCC) saves lives. It reduces extremely preterm infants' mortality by 30%, yet a minority of eligible infants receive it. This may in part be due to lack of awareness or confidence in evidence, or conflicting or vague guidelines.

To systematically review clinical practice guidelines and other statements on DCC and cord milking.

Ten academic and guideline databases were searched.

Clinical practice guidelines and other statements (position statements and consensus statements) providing at least 1 recommendation on DCC or umbilical cord milking among preterm or term infants were included.

Data from included statements were extracted by 2 independent reviewers, and discrepancies were resolved through consensus. Guideline quality was appraised with modified Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II and Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Recommendation Excellence tools.

Forty-four statements from 35 organizations were included. All endorsed DCC for uncompromised preterm infants, and 11 cautiously stated that cord milking may be considered when DCC is infeasible. Only half (49%) of the recommendations on the optimal duration of DCC were supported by high-quality evidence. SMIP34 in vitro Only 8% of statements cited a mortality benefit of DCC for preterm infants.

Because systematic reviews of guidelines are relatively novel, there are few tools to inform study execution; however, we used the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II and the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Recommendation Excellence to assess quality and were methodologically informed by previous systematic reviews of guidelines.

Statements worldwide clearly encouraged DCC. Their implementability would benefit from noting the preterm mortality benefit of DCC and more granularity.
Statements worldwide clearly encouraged DCC. Their implementability would benefit from noting the preterm mortality benefit of DCC and more granularity.
Blood transfusions in the neonatal patient population are common, but there are no established guidelines regarding transfusion thresholds. Little is known about postoperative outcomes in neonates who receive preoperative blood transfusions (PBTs).

Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Participant Use Data Files from 2012 to 2015, we identified all neonates who underwent surgery. Mortality and composite morbidity (defined as any postoperative complication) in neonates who received a PBT within 48 hours of surgery were compared with that in neonates who did not receive a transfusion.

A total of 12 184 neonates were identified, of whom 1209 (9.9%) received a PBT. Neonates who received a PBT had higher rates of preoperative comorbidities and worse postoperative outcomes when compared with those who did not receive a transfusion (composite morbidity 46.2% vs 16.2%;
< .01). On multivariable regression analysis, PBTs were independently associated with increased 30-day morbidity (odds ratio [OR] = 1.90; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.63-2.22;
< .01) and mortality (OR = 1.98; 95% CI 1.55-2.55;
< .01). In a propensity score-matched analysis, PBTs continued to be associated with increased 30-day morbidity (OR = 1.53; 95% CI 1.29-1.81;
< .01) and mortality (OR = 1.58; 95% CI 1.24-2.01;
= .01).

In a propensity score-matched model, PBTs are independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality in neonates who undergo surgery. Prospective data are needed to better understand the potential effects of a red blood cell transfusion in this patient population.
In a propensity score-matched model, PBTs are independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality in neonates who undergo surgery. Prospective data are needed to better understand the potential effects of a red blood cell transfusion in this patient population.
Previous studies of psychological burden in low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening trials may lack generalisability due to participation bias and control arms having elevated distress.

Current and former smokers (n=787, aged 60-75) within a real-world screening demonstration pilot completed measures of lung cancer worry at three time points (T
appointment, T
next day, T
3 months) and anxiety and depression at two time points (T
and T
). A 'screening unaware' community sample (n=383) with the same age and smoking characteristics completed these measures once (T
). Mean scores were compared by sample type and LDCT result.

Compared with the community sample (T
), mean scores were higher in the screening sample, and statistically significantly increased in adjusted analyses, for lung cancer worry at T
and T
(mean (M) 9.32; 95% CI 8.96 to 9.69 vs M 11.34; 11.09 to 11.59 and M 11.88; 11.49 to 12.27), for anxiety at T
and T
(M 3.32; 2.94 to 3.70 vs M 4.73; 4.42 to 5.04 and M 5.78; 5.33 to udy (ISRCTN) (Number ISRCTN21774741) on 23 September 2015 and the National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov database (NCT02558101) on 22 September 2015.
The Lung Screen Uptake Trial was registered prospectively with the International Standard Registered Clinical/soCial sTudy (ISRCTN) (Number ISRCTN21774741) on 23 September 2015 and the National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov database (NCT02558101) on 22 September 2015.
Inhaled (ICS) and oral (OCS) corticosteroids are used widely in asthma; however, the risk of osteoporosis and fragility fracture (FF) due to corticosteroids in asthma is not well-established.

We conducted two nested case-control studies using linked data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) databases. Using an asthma cohort, we separately identified patients with osteoporosis or FF and gender-, age- and practice-matched controls. Conditional logistic regression was used to determine the association between ICS and OCS exposure, and the risk of osteoporosis or FF. The prevalence of patients receiving at least one bisphosphonate was also calculated.

There was a dose-response relationship between both cumulative dose and number of OCS/ICS prescriptions within the previous year, and risk of osteoporosis or FF. After adjusting for confounders, people receiving more OCS prescriptions (≥9 vs 0) had a 4.50 (95% CI 3.21 to 6.11) and 2.16 (95% CI 1.56 to 3.32) increased risk of osteoporosis and FF, respectively.
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