
Mohan
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First name
Parthasarathy
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Last name
Lall
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Gender
Male
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Occupation
Pediatrician
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Affiliation
Aastha Mother and Childcare Hospital
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Location
Rourkela
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Outcome depends on cause. Just had a a preterm baby with sclerema due to hypothermia. He has recovered with appropriate treatment
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Any insights into my questions. At least let us know the practice you all are following
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oral correction of hyponatremia
Mohan replied to Emilio Escobar's topic in fluid and electrolyte balance
Just a thought. Since these solutions(3% saline and Sod Bicarb) are hyperosmolar can they increase the risk of NNEC -
We talk to the Obstetrician before delivery and find out if there are no contraindication for DCC. If so we plan for 3 minutes for DCC in term babies. For a vaginal delivery after delivery the baby is placed on the mother's abdomen and covered and monitored. Sometimes the placenta is delivered before 3 minutes and presently we are cutting the cord then though this is controversial. If for some reason the cord has to be cut early then only milking is done. For LSCS we keep the baby on the OT table and follow the same procedure. All attending Pediatricians in our hospital are aware of the contra
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I am practicing on an exclusive mother and child care hospital in a resource poor setting in Western Odisha India where we get a lot of babies with birth asphyxia. For the last 4 yrs we have been using a low cost device called Mira Cradle which uses phase change material in a a polyurethane cradle. We have found it to be very effective in maintaining the requisite temperature for 72 hrs without use of electricity. This has resulted in favorable out comes especially in babies with moderate encephalopathy
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Dear Rianne, Thanks a lot for the interesting insight into DCC and the referenced article. I do agree the placental blood volume will be helpful to the neonate. But how will blood flow into the neonate after the placenta has been delivered? One study suggested that the placenta be collected in a sterile bag(if delivered before 3 minutes) and taken along with the baby. If so where will the placenta be kept? On the same matress as the baby or should it be suspended at a higher level for gravity to allow the placental blood to flow into the neonate? Any studies on this and the practical metho
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Thanks satyen for clarifying
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Is there any point in delaying clamping the cord after the placenta has been delivered which sometimes happens before 3 minutes, the time recommended for term babies in the webnar Also neither AAP nor WHO or Gynecological societies mention 3 minutes as the recommended time as yet. So can there be medico legal issues
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Our first Webinar - on Delayed Cord Clamping
Mohan commented on Stefan Johansson's article in 99nicu News
Is there any point in doing DCC after the placenta has been separated and delivered -
Can we diagnose PPHN fairly confidently by this procedure to start Sidenafil
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Maybe we shouldn’t be in such a rush to stop caffeine.
Mohan commented on AllThingsNeonatal's blog entry in All Things Neonatal
Thought provoking article. In my practice we often discharge babies on caffeine and continue till at least 38 weeks PMA -
What are the present recommendations on use of surfactant in MAS? What is the upper age limit till when it can be used?