Caffeine Duration for Apnea of Prematurity: All Bets Are Off!

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¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. drpkumarpgi@gmail.com.

Editorial

Shiv Sajan Saini et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;88(12):1169.

doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03984-2. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. drpkumarpgi@gmail.com.

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Duration of Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity-A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Prakash R, Pournami F, Prabhakar J, Nandakumar A, Nair PMC, Jain N. Prakash R, et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 Dec;88(12):1174-1179. doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03659-y. Epub 2021 Feb 24. Indian J Pediatr. 2021. PMID: 33625665 Clinical Trial.

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