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ReviewPediatric research2018

Education, training, and accreditation of Neonatologist Performed Echocardiography in Europe-framework for practice.

Yogen Singh, Charles Christoph Roehr, Cecile Tissot, Sheryle Rogerson, Samir Gupta, Kajsa Bohlin, Morten Breindahl, Afif El-Khuffash, Willem P de Boode, European Special Interest Group ‘Neonatologist Performed Echocardiography’ (NPE)

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In one paragraph

Review in Pediatric research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04816331 (Follow-up of Inflammatory Responses and Multiorgan Outcomes FoLlowing Neonatal Brain injurY), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04816331 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Follow-up of Inflammatory Responses and Multiorgan Outcomes FoLlowing Neonatal Brain injurY

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorUniversity of Dublin, Trinity CollegeRan2020 to 2022Enrolled200ConditionsNeonatal EncephalopathyArmsMedical records and clinical measurements
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Implementation and adoption of neonatal point-of-care ultrasound across a regional collaborative: a multicenter survey.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  8. Neonatal SONography Assisted Resuscitation (NeoSONAR): Scoping review of the current literature and future directions.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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  9. Characteristics and outcomes of preterm infants with early pulmonary hypertension.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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  16. Neonatal performed echocardiography course: Can we face it?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yogen SinghAddenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Charles Christoph RoehrDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Cecile TissotDepartment of Pediatrics, Clinique des Grangettes, Chêne Bougeries, Switzerland.
Sheryle RogersonThe Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Samir GuptaUniversity Hospital of North Tees, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom.
Kajsa BohlinDepartment of Neonatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Morten BreindahlKarolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Afif El-KhuffashDepartment of Neonatology, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Willem P de BoodeDepartment of Neonatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. willem.deboode@radboudumc.nl.
European Special Interest Group ‘Neonatologist Performed Echocardiography’ (NPE)

Funding

Department of Health 11/92/15
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a growing interest worldwide in using echocardiography in the neonatal unit to act as a complement to the clinical assessment of the hemodynamic status of premature and term infants. However, there is a wide variation in how this tool is implemented across many jurisdictions, the level of expertise, including the oversight of this practice. Over the last 5 years, three major expert consensus statements have been published to provide guidance to neonatologists performing echocardiography, with all recommending a structured training program and clinical governance system for quality assurance. Neonatal practice in Europe is very heterogeneous and the proximity of neonatal units to pediatric cardiology centers varies significantly. Currently, there is no overarching governance structure for training and accreditation in Europe. In this paper, we provide a brief description of the current training recommendations across several jurisdictions including Europe, North America, and Australia and describe the steps required to achieve a sustainable governance structure with the responsibility to provide accreditation to neonatologist performed echocardiography in Europe.

Indexed as

AccreditationCardiologyEchocardiographyEuropeHemodynamicsHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalNeonatologistsNeonatologyQuality Assurance, Health Care

Identifiers

PMID30072809
PMCPMC6257220

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