Milrinone in Hypotensive Newborn
Milrinone, the inodilator: strengthens the heart and unloads it at once. Where it shines (post-ligation syndrome, pulmonary hypertension) — and where it fails and harms.
Dopamine in Hypotensive Newborn
Dopamine is the NICU’s default inotrope — reliable at raising blood pressure, but with no proven outcome benefit. Its dose ladder, hidden costs and the “renal-dose” myth.
Dobutamine in Hypotensive Newborn
Dobutamine treats the pump, not the pressure gauge — the neonatal inotrope for myocardial dysfunction and high afterload. Why it improves flow even when it doesn’t lift blood pressure.
Hydrocortisone in Hypotensive Newborn
Hydrocortisone is the rescue for catecholamine-resistant neonatal hypotension — when adrenal insufficiency, not the heart or vessels, is the problem. Indications, dosing and the one interaction that matters.
Epinephrine and Norepinephrine in the Hypotensive Newborn
Epinephrine or norepinephrine in the hypotensive newborn? A clinician’s guide to choosing by the lesion — the failing pump versus the dilated circulation — with the doses, risks and evidence.
Fewer Needles, Fewer Wires : The Future NICU
Fewer needles. Fewer wires. Monitoring that follows a baby home. In this episode we look at five technologies reshaping neonatal care — from AI reading the abdominal X-ray to a needle-free silk patch and a wristband that prompts kangaroo care. None replace us; all buy attention.
Volume Expansion in the Hypotensive Newborn
Neonatal Haemodynamics Evidence Review The reflex first move for low blood pressure — yet in the preterm infant, hypotension is
One Baby, Three Guidelines: Why Jaundice Management Doesn’t Travel
Three hundred and forty-four babies. Two guidelines. Under one, 89% of the admissions were justified; under the other, 36%. Same babies, same bilirubins — different document.
Home Oxygen : What Happens Once Babies Leave NICU
A baby well enough to go home — but still needing oxygen. From that moment, the monitoring moves to a living room we’ll never see. I talk to Consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist Dr Omendra Narayan about home oxygen: targets, the home setup, safety, weaning, and preparing families
NEC Surgery: When Does the Surgeon Decide to go in ?
Consultant paediatric surgeon Dr Abid Qazi on how the decision to operate in NEC is really made: why he wants the call at Bell stage 1, what matters beyond pneumoperitoneum, telling NEC from SIP on the table, and why every millimetre of bowel counts.