Chicken or egg? Dangers in the interpretation of retrospective studies

Calum T Roberts; Louise S Owen; Peter G Davis; Bradley A Yoder; Brett J Manley

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.07.033

Chicken or egg? Dangers in the interpretation of retrospective studies

J Pediatr. 2016 Nov:178:309. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.07.033. Epub 2016 Aug 10.

Authors

Calum T Roberts¹, Louise S Owen², Peter G Davis², Bradley A Yoder³, Brett J Manley¹

Affiliations

¹ Neonatal Services and Newborn Research Center The Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia.
² Neonatal Services and Newborn Research Center The Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia; Critical Care and Neurosciences Murdoch Children's Research Institute Melbourne, Australia.
³ Division of Neonatology University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, Utah.

PMID: 27522445
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.07.033

No abstract available

Keywords: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; continuous positive airway pressure; extremely low birth weight; high flow nasal cannula; research methodology.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia*
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Infant, Premature*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Retrospective Studies