Tapas Kulkarni
MB BCh BAO
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Kanagaraj, U.K. and Kulkarni, T. and Kwan, E. and Zhang, Q. and Bone, J. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm14030696Research Square
Harer, M. and Zapata, H. and Todurkar, N. and Favel, K. and Griffin, R. and Starr, M. and Charlton, J. and McAdams, R. and Askenazi, D. and Kulkarni, T. and Menon, S. and Mammen, C.
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4631779/v1American Journal of Perinatology
Kanagaraj, U. and Tan, J. and Soraisham, A. and Lodha, A. and Shah, P. and Kulkarni, T. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.1055/a-2267-4363Hospital for Sick Children Handbook of Pediatrics
DiLabio, J. and Zipursky, A. and Kulkarni, T. and Moore, A.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-71340-5.00036-7Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Sarhan, M.A. and Casalino, M. and Paopongsawan, P. and Gryn, D. and Kulkarni, T. and Bitnun, A. and Gauda, E.B.
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003504Neuromuscular Disorders
Qashqari, H. and McNiven, V. and Gonorazky, H. and Mendoza-Londono, R. and Hassan, A. and Kulkarni, T. and Amburgey, K. and Dowling, J.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2022.09.007Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a multifactorial disease affecting preterm infants, especially those <29 weeks. After NICU discharge, these infants face an increased risk of hospital readmissions, recurrent infections, developmental impairments and other health challenges than can extend into later childhood. We aim to use the NICHD BPD Outcome estimator to identify patients at high risk for developing moderate and severe BPD to implement clinical interventions including ventilation strategies, steroid use, etc. that can reduce this risk.
Some babies who are born early can develop a bowel disease called necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) which can be serious and can have long-term effects on how babies grow and develop. We want to know if feeding babies or not feeding babies while they have a blood transfusion changes the number of babies that get NEC. The WHEAT Trial will compare two different approaches, feeding babies or not feeding babies during blood transfusions, to work out which one is better. Both approaches are standard practice in the UK and Canada, but we don’t know how best to feed babies during blood transfusions – some hospitals and doctors stop feeds while others don’t. This is important because babies that are born early often need blood transfusions because they become anaemic (they do not have enough red blood cells, which can cause weakness or breathlessness). We know babies need blood transfusions, but we do not know how best to look after them during the transfusion.
https://neoepoch.com/wheat-trial
Co-Investigator. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Outcome Estimator Use in the NICU: Stakeholder Engagement on its application at BCWH NICU. Funding Source: Doctors of BC Medical Allied Staff Engagement Society (MASES)
Co-Investigator. Neonatal Interventions to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (NIP-BPD). Funding Source: WHRI Leveling Up Grant
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