How you can help
Our mission is to provide the professional infrastructure and clinical expertise directed toward improving the quality of care and long-term outcomes for our babies. Find out how you can help support our babies and our research.
The following publications from 2022-2024 highlight clinical studies completed by the Division of Neonatology and the Neonatal Perinatal Research Unit.
Publications
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Neonatal invasive candidiasis: updates on clinical management and prevention
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Urinary Tract Infection Epidemiology in NICUs in the United States
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When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis
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Late-Onset Sepsis Evaluation and Empiric Therapy in Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns
- Outcomes of Moderately Preterm Infants of Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Mothers
- Group B Streptococcus Infection in Extremely Preterm Neonates and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 2 Years
- Association of Antenatal Steroid Exposure at 21 to 22 Weeks of Gestation With Neonatal Survival and Survival Without Morbidities
- Trends in morbidities of late preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit
- Morbidity and mortality of twins and triplets compared to singleton infants delivered between 26-34 weeks gestation in the United States
- Association of maternal pre-pregnancy or first trimester body mass index with neurodevelopmental impairment or death in extremely low gestational age neonates
- Association of Antenatal Steroid Exposure at 21 to 22 Weeks of Gestation With Neonatal Survival and Survival Without Morbidities
- Use of term reference infants in assessing the developmental outcome of extremely preterm infants: lessons learned in a multicenter study
- Effect of Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair on Serious Adverse Event Rates in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Longitudinal medical needs for periviable NICU survivors
- The Hassan Neonatal Morbidity Composite Scale and Neonatal Length of Stay-A Validation Study
- A Single-Center Review of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) Newborn Screening (NBS) Data in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Underimmunization of very low birth weight infants at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit
- Direct-to-participant recruitment of mothers and infants: A strategic approach during challenging pandemic times
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Medication Use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Changes from 2010 to 2018
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Association between postmenstrual age and furosemide dosing practices in very preterm infants
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Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Preterm Infants: Changes over Time
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Use of vasopressors for septic shock in the neonatal intensive care unit
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Use of Dexmedetomidine and Opioids in Hospitalized Preterm Infants
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Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Preterm Infants: Changes over Time
How you can participate
If you currently have a baby in the Duke Intensive Care Nursery, and you think you may want to participate in any of our research studies, please ask your baby’s nurse or doctor to contact us. The NPRU team will then contact you to explain the criteria for study eligibility and describe the potential benefits and risks for entering the study.
Riley Ashley
NPRU Graduate
Learn more
To learn more about the Duke Intensive Care Nursery, visit the Duke Division of Neonatology website. For more information about the Neonatal Perinatal Research Unit or to learn more about our clinical trials, email us at npru@duke.edu, or call 919-681-4913.