Probiotic sepsis in preterm neonates—a systematic review

T Kulkarni, S Majarikar, M Deshmukh… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Sepsis due to the administered probiotic strain/s is a barrier against adoption of prophylactic
probiotic supplementation in preterm infants to reduce the risk of necrotising enterocolitis …

Umbilical cord milking in preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Balasubramanian, A Ananthan, V Jain… - Archives of Disease in …, 2020 - fn.bmj.com
Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of
umbilical cord milking in preterm infants. Design Randomised controlled trials comparing …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 disease in under-5 children: current status and strategies for prevention including vaccination

A Pillai, A Nayak, D Tiwari, PK Pillai, A Pandita… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hit the globe in early 2020, we have
steadily gained insight into its pathogenesis; thereby improving surveillance and preventive …

Probiotic supplementation in children with cystic fibrosis—a systematic review

A Ananthan, H Balasubramanian, S Rao… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Probiotics may benefit in cystic fibrosis (CF) as gut dysbiosis is associated with
gastrointestinal symptoms and exacerbation of respiratory symptoms in CF. We conducted a …

Effect of umbilical cord blood sampling versus admission blood sampling on requirement of blood transfusion in extremely preterm infants: a randomized controlled …

H Balasubramanian, P Malpani, M Sindhur… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effect of blood sampling from the placental end of the umbilical
cord compared with initial blood sampling from neonates, on the need for first packed red …

[HTML][HTML] Human milk–derived fortifiers compared with bovine milk–derived fortifiers in preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Ananthan, H Balasubramanian, S Rao, S Patole - Advances in Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
This systematic review assessed outcomes after using human milk–derived fortifier (HMF)
compared with bovine milk–derived fortifier (BMF) in preterm infants. Six randomized …

Umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping in term and late-preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Jeevan, A Ananthan, M Bhuwan… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and
safety of umbilical cord milking (UCM) versus delayed cord clamping (DCC) in term and late …

Role of massage therapy on reduction of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in term and preterm neonates: a review of clinical trials

BD Garg, NS Kabra… - The Journal of Maternal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NNH) is one of the leading causes of admissions
in nursery throughout the world. It affects approximately 2.4–15% of neonates during the first …

Intranasal fentanyl for pain management during screening for retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial

M Sindhur, H Balasubramanian, L Srinivasan… - Journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Objective To study the efficacy of intranasal fentanyl as an adjunct for pain management
during screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants. Study design In this …

Odds ratio vs risk ratio in randomized controlled trials

H Balasubramanian, A Ananthan, S Rao… - Postgraduate …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. Use of odds ratio (OR) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has been criticized
because it overestimates the effect size, if incorrectly interpreted as risk ratio (RR). To what …