Overview

I work with multiple professional groups in intensive care while leading activities that help in moving research from journal publications, conference proceedings, and best practices from other centres into the hands of people who can put to use at bedside. Measuring the impact of adopting such practices and sharing the lessons learnt during this process will be an important job of our team

Publications

Association of 24-Hour In-house Neonatologist Coverage with Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants
American Journal of Perinatology
Debay, A. and Shah, P. and Lodha, A. and Shivananda, S. and Redpath, S. and Seshia, M. and Dorling, J. and Lapointe, A. and Canning, R. and Strueby, L. and Beltempo, M.
DOI: 10.1055/a-1772-4637
2022

Impact of a dedicated neonatal stabilization room and process changes on stabilization time
Journal of Perinatology
Shivananda, S. and Gupta, S. and Thomas, S. and Babb, L. and Meyer, C.-L. and Symington, A. and Paes, B. and Suresh, G.K.
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.205
2017

The Canadian Preterm Birth Network: a study protocol for improving outcomes for preterm infants and their families
CMAJ open
Shah, P.S. and McDonald, S.D. and Barrett, J. and Synnes, A. and Robson, K. and Foster, J. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Joseph, K.S. and Piedboeuf, B. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and O'Brien, K. and Shivananda, S. and Chaillet, N. and Pechlivanoglou, P.
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20170128
2018

Erratum: Refining evidence-based retinopathy of prematurity screening guidelines: The SCREENROP study (Paediatrics and Child Health (2020) 25:7 (455–466) DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz085)
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Sabri, K. and Shivananda, S. and Farrokhyar, F. and Selvitella, A. and Easterbrook, B. and Seidlitz, W. and Lee, S.K.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxab065
2021

Rates and Determinants of Mother's Own Milk Feeding in Infants Born Very Preterm
Journal of Pediatrics
Dharel, D. and Singhal, N. and Wood, C. and Cieslak, Z. and Bacchini, F. and Shah, P.S. and Ye, X.Y. and Alshaikh, B. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Beltempo, M. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Mai Luu, T. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.037
2021

Mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes in extremely preterm Vertex/nonVertex twins
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hiersch, L. and Shah, P.S. and Khurshid, F. and Masse, E. and Murphy, K. and McDonald, S.D. and Carson, G. and Barrett, J. and Melamed, N. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Abou Mehrem, A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Adie, M. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Beltempo, M. and Bertelle, V. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.002
2021

Association of timing of birth with mortality among preterm infants born in Canada
Journal of Perinatology
Rizzolo, A. and Shah, P.S. and Bertelle, V. and Makary, H. and Ye, X.Y. and Abenhaim, H.A. and Piedboeuf, B. and Beltempo, M. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Beltempo, M. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Cieslak, Z. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O?Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, P.S. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01092-9
2021

Costs of Neonatal Intensive Care for Canadian Infants with Preterm Birth
Journal of Pediatrics
Rios, J.D. and Shah, P.S. and Beltempo, M. and Louis, D. and Mukerji, A. and Premji, S. and Shah, V. and Lee, S.K. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Cieslak, Z. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and Salhab el Helou and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Mai Luu, T. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J. and Jaideep Kanungo and Mehrem, A.A. and Sankaran, K. and Adie, M. and Khurshid, F. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Claveau, M. and Emberley, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.045
2021

Benefit of antenatal corticosteroids by year of birth among preterm infants in Canada during 2003–2017: a population-based cohort study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Melamed, N. and Murphy, K. and Barrett, J. and Asztalos, E. and McDonald, S.D. and Yoon, E.W. and Shah, P.S. and Kanungo, J. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Mehrem, A.A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Adie, M. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Khurshid, F. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Beltempo, M. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O'Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Thériault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16511
2021

Outcomes and care practices for preterm infants born at less than 33 weeks’ gestation: A quality-improvement study
CMAJ
Lee, S.K. and Beltempo, M. and McMillan, D.D. and Seshia, M. and Singhal, N. and Dow, K. and Aziz, K. and Piedboeuf, B. and Shah, P.S. and Shah, V. and Synnes, A. and Yee, W. and Ye, X.Y. and Emberley, J. and Deshpandey, A. and Afifi, J. and Makary, H. and Canning, R. and Monterrosa, L. and Drolet, C. and Barrington, K. and Lapointe, A. and Pelausa, E. and Riley, P. and Perreault, T. and Twiss, J. and Mukerji, A. and Shivananda, S. and Khurshid, F. and Lee, D. and da Silva, O. and Coughlin, K. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Lemyre, B. and Lee, K.S. and Ng, E. and Dunn, M. and Nwaesei, C. and Alvaro, R. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Daspal, S. and Mehrem, A.A. and Mohammad, K. and Taylor, R. and Harrison, A.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190940
2020

Outcomes and resource usage of infants born at = 25 weeks gestation in Canada
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Shafey, A. and Bashir, R.A. and Shah, P. and Synnes, A. and Yang, J. and Kelly, E.N. and Shah, P.S. and Harrison, A. and Ting, J. and Yee, W. and Aziz, K. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Alvaro, R. and Shivananda, S. and Da Silva, O. and Nwaesei, C. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Dow, K. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Faucher, D. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Deshpandey, A. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Pillay, T. and Sauvé, R. and Hendson, L. and Reichert, A. and Bodani, J. and Moddemann, D. and Daboval, T. and Lee, D. and Ly, L. and El Helou, S. and Church, P. and Riley, P. and Levebrve, F. and Demers, C. and Bélanger, S. and Vincer, M. and Murphy, P.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz002
2020

Development of a national neonatal intensive care unit-specific antimicrobial stewardship programme in Canada: Protocol for a cohort study
BMJ Open
Ting, J.Y. and Roberts, A. and Tilley, P. and Robinson, J.L. and Dunn, M.S. and Paquette, V. and Lee, K.-S. and Shah, V. and Yoon, E. and Richter, L.L. and Lodha, A. and Shivananda, S. and Thampi, N. and Autmizguine, J. and Shah, P.S.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043403
2020

Development and Validation of Early Warning Criteria to Identify Escalated Care Events in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients
American Journal of Perinatology
Shivananda, S. and Twiss, J. and Paterson, D. and Dyck, G. and Becker, S. and Razack, A. and Gupta, S. and Dutta, S. and Suresh, G.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688997
2020

Refining evidence-based retinopathy of prematurity screening guidelines: The SCREENROP study
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Sabri, K. and Shivananda, S. and Farrokhyar, F. and Selvitella, A. and Kin, B.E.B. and Seidlitz, W. and Lee, S.K.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz085
2020

Characteristics and short-term outcomes of neonates with mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia
Journal of Perinatology
Goswami, I.R. and Whyte, H. and Wintermark, P. and Mohammad, K. and Shivananda, S. and Louis, D. and Yoon, E.W. and Shah, P.S. and Kanungo, J. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Mehrem, A.A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Adie, M. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Khurshid, F. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Beltempo, M. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K.
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0551-2
2020

Outcomes of Neonates with Complex Medical Needs
Advances in Neonatal Care
Kieran, E. and Sara, R. and Claydon, J. and Hait, V. and De Salaberry, J. and Osiovich, H. and Shivananda, S. and Forsythe, P.L.
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000639
2019

Journey to mother baby care: Implementation of a combined care/couplet model in a Level 2 neonatal intensive care unit
Birth Defects Research
de Salaberry, J. and Hait, V. and Thornton, K. and Bolton, M. and Abrams, M. and Shivananda, S. and Kiarash, M. and Osiovich, H.
DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1524
2019

Retinopathy of prematurity practices: A national survey of Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Journal of Perinatology
Sabri, K. and Woodward, M.A. and Easterbrook, B. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-017-0030-6
2018

Neonatal outcomes of preterm twins according to mode of birth and presentation
Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Hunter, T. and Shah, J. and Synnes, A. and Shivananda, S. and Ryan, G. and Shah, P.S. and Murphy, K.E.
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1295441
2018

Introduction of microsystems in a level 3 neonatal intensive care unit - An interprofessional approach
BMC Health Services Research
El Helou, S. and Samiee-Zafarghandy, S. and Fusch, G. and Wahab, M.G.A. and Aliberti, L. and Bakry, A. and Barnard, D. and Doucette, J. and El Gouhary, E. and Marrin, M. and Meyer, C.-L. and Mukerji, A. and Nwebube, A. and Pogorzelski, D. and Pugh, E. and Schattauer, K. and Shah, J. and Shivananda, S. and Thomas, S. and Twiss, J. and Williams, C. and Dutta, S. and Fusch, C.
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-1989-6
2017

Antibiotics for neonates born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Kelly, L.E. and Shivananda, S. and Murthy, P. and Srinivasjois, R. and Shah, P.S.
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006183.pub2
2017

Determinants of developmental outcomes in a very preterm Canadian cohort
Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
Synnes, A. and Luu, T.M. and Moddemann, D. and Church, P. and Lee, D. and Vincer, M. and Ballantyne, M. and Majnemer, A. and Creighton, D. and Yang, J. and Saigal, S. and Shah, P.S. and Lee, S.K. and Harrison, A. and Ting, J. and Yee, W. and Aziz, K. and Toye, J. and Kalapesi, Z. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Alvaro, R. and Shivananda, S. and Da Silva, O. and Nwaesei, C. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Dow, K. and Pelausa, E. and Kovacs, L. and Barrington, K. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Riley, S.P. and Claveau, M. and Faucher, D. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Andrews, W. and Deshpandey, A. and McMillan, D. and Afifi, J. and Pillay, T. and Sauvé, R. and Reichert, A. and Bodani, J. and Daboval, T. and Ly, L. and Kelly, E. and El Helou, S. and Levebvre, F. and Demers, C. and Bélanger, S. and Murphy, P. and Sauve, R.
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311228
2017

Use of high noninvasive respiratory support pressures in preterm neonates: a single-center experience
Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Binmanee, A. and el Helou, S. and Shivananda, S. and Fusch, C. and Mukerji, A.
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1265931
2017

Comparing very low birth weight versus very low gestation cohort methods for outcome analysis of high risk preterm infants
BMC Pediatrics
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2017

Survey of noninvasive respiratory support practices in Canadian neonatal intensive care units
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Mukerji, A. and Shah, P.S. and Shivananda, S. and Yee, W. and Read, B. and Minski, J. and Alvaro, R. and Fusch, C. and Harrison, A. and Synnes, A. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Aziz, K. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Silva, O. and Nwaesei, C. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Dow, K. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Faucher, D. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Deshpandey, A. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K.
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13644
2017

Impact of interprofessional education on noninvasive ventilation in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
Paterson, D. and Shivananda, S. and Helou, S.E. and Fusch, C. and Mukerji, A.
2016

A comparison of the Miller laryngoscope versus the prototype neonatal offset-blade laryngoscope in a manikin
Anaesthesia
Doreswamy, S.M. and Fusch, C. and Selvaganapathy, R. and Matharoo, H. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13343
2016

Trends and Variations in the Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Infants in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units
American Journal of Perinatology
Soraisham, A.S. and Harabor, A. and Shivananda, S. and Alvaro, R. and Ye, X.Y. and Lee, S.K. and Shah, P.S.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571329
2016

Assessment of the severity of visible blood in the stool using a cluster of neonatal cases - A quality improvement study
Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Gupta, S. and Suresh, G.S. and Paes, B. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-15915045
2016

Neonatal Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight and Very Preterm Neonates: An International Comparison
Journal of Pediatrics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.04.083
2016

Association between admission temperature and mortality and major morbidity in preterm infants born at fewer than 33weeks' gestation
JAMA Pediatrics
Lyu, Y. and Shah, P.S. and Ye, X.Y. and Warre, R. and Piedboeuf, B. and Deshpandey, A. and Dunn, M. and Lee, S.K. and Harrison, A. and Synnes, A. and Sokoran, T. and Yee, W. and Aziz, K. and Kalapesi, Z. and Sankaran, K. and Seshia, M. and Alvaro, R. and Shivananda, S. and Da Silva, O. and Nwaesei, C. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Dow, K. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Drolet, C. and Riley, P. and Bertelle, V. and Canning, R. and Bulleid, B. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A.
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0277
2015

Intrapartum magnesium sulfate and need for intensive delivery room resuscitation
Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
Weisz, D.E. and Shivananda, S. and Asztalos, E. and Yee, W. and Synnes, A. and Lee, S.K. and Shah, P.S.
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305884
2015

Compression force on the upper jaw during neonatal intubation: Mannequin study
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Doreswamy, S.M. and Almannaei, K. and Fusch, C. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12706
2015

Current practice of neonatal resuscitation documentation in North America: A multicenter retrospective chart review
BMC Pediatrics
Braga, M.S. and Kabbur, P. and Alur, P. and Goodstein, M.H. and Roberts, K.D. and Satrom, K. and Shivananda, S. and Goswami, I. and Pappagallo, M. and Briere, C.-E. and Suresh, G.
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0503-8
2015

Macrolides do not affect the incidence of moderate and severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in symptomatic ureaplasma-positive infants
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Anbu Chakkarapani, A. and Paes, B. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13098
2015

Neonatal outcomes following extensive cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the delivery room for infants born at less than 33 weeks gestational age
Resuscitation
Soraisham, A.S. and Lodha, A.K. and Singhal, N. and Aziz, K. and Yang, J. and Lee, S.K. and Shah, P.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Synnes, A. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Pied-boeuf, B. and Bertelle, V. and Bulleid, B. and Yee, W. and Shivananda, S. and Lee, K.-S. and Seshia, M. and Barrington, K. and Lefebvre, F. and McMillan, D. and Andrews, W. and Kovacs, L. and Dow, K. and Da Silva, O. and Riley, P. and Peliowski, A. and Cieslak, Z. and Kalapesi, Z. and Sankaran, K. and Faucher, D. and Alvaro, R. and Canning, R. and Ojah, C. and Dunn, M. and Sorokan, T. and Harrison, A. and Nwaesei, C. and Adie, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.10.016
2014

Prophylactic indomethacin worsens short-term respiratory outcomes in extremely low-birth-weight infants
American Journal of Perinatology
Mondal, T. and Chaudhuri, D. and Li, B. and Shivananda, S. and Dutta, S.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1334449
2014

Standardizing umbilical catheter usage in preterm infants
Pediatrics
Shahid, S. and Dutta, S. and Symington, A. and Shivananda, S.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1373
2014

Pharmacology of milrinone in neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn and suboptimal response to inhaled nitric oxide*
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
McNamara, P.J. and Shivananda, S.P. and Sahni, M. and Freeman, D. and Taddio, A.
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31824ea2cd
2013

Outcomes of neonatal patent ductus arteriosus ligation in Canadian neonatal units with and without pediatric cardiac surgery programs
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Wong, C. and Mak, M. and Shivananda, S. and Yang, J. and Shah, P.S. and Seidlitz, W. and Pemberton, J. and Fitzgerald, P.G. and Cameron, B.H.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.004
2013

Variation in the management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: A survey of physicians in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
American Journal of Perinatology
Shivananda, S. and Ahliwahlia, L. and Kluckow, M. and Luc, J. and Jankov, R. and McNamara, P.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1310523
2012

Incidence and timing of presentation of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants
Pediatrics
Yee, W.H. and Soraisham, A.S. and Shah, V.S. and Aziz, K. and Yoon, W. and Lee, S.K. and Shah, P.S. and Andrews, W. and Lefebvre, F. and Singhal, N. and Bullied, B. and Canning, R. and Cronin, G. and Dow, K. and Dunn, M. and Harrison, A. and James, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Kovacs, L. and Lee, D. and McMillan, D.D. and Shah, P. and Ojah, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Riley, P. and Faucher, D. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Sankaran, K. and Seshia, M. and Shivananda, S. and Sorokan, T. and Synnes, A.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2022
2012

Comparison of mortality and morbidity of very low birth weight infants between Canada and Japan
Pediatrics
Isayama, T. and Lee, S.K. and Mori, R. and Kusuda, S. and Fujimura, M. and Ye, X.Y. and Shah, P.S. and Andrews, W. and Barrington, K. and Yee, W. and Bullied, B. and Canning, R. and Alvaro, R. and Da Silva, O. and Dow, K. and Dunn, M. and Harrison, A. and James, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Kovacs, L. and McMillan, D.D. and Ohlsson, A. and Ojah, C. and Peliowski, A. and Aziz, K. and Piedboeuf, B. and Riley, P. and Faucher, D. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Sankaran, K. and Seshia, M. and Shivananda, S. and Cieslak, Z. and Synnes, A. and Walti, H. and Hattori, S. and Noro, A. and Amizuka, T. and Chida, S. and Takahashi, R. and Arai, H. and Imamura, T. and Ujiie, N. and Miyazono, Y. and Shimizu, J. and Suzumura, H. and Kono, Y. and Shimizu, M. and Kunikata, T. and Fujiu, T. and Sato, H. and Kondo, T. and Watanabe, T. and Aizawa, M. and Uchiyama, A. and Makimoto, M. and Hoshi, J. and Yoda, H. and Kawakami, Y. and Ishii, N. and Ito, Y. and Itani, H. and Seki, K. and Nomura, M. and Nowatari, M. and Nemoto, A. and Nagata, O. and Nagayama, Y. and Nakamura, T. and Okada, M. and Nakata, S. and Shimazaki, E. and Yoda, T. and Hutatani, T. and Ueno, Y. and Iwai, K. and Nakazawa, Y. and Oki, S. and Suzuki, C. and Bonno, M. and Kawano, Y. and Nakamura, K. and Mitsufuji, N. and Shiraishi, J. and Ichiba, H. and Minami, H. and Wada, H. and Ohashi, A. and Sumi, K. and Takahashi, Y. and Okutani, T. and Yoshimoto, S. and Nagata, I. and Kato, E. and Watabe, S. and Kageyama, M. and Fukuhara, R. and Hayashitani, M. and Hasegawa, K. and Ohta, A. and Kuboi, T. and Akiyoshi, S. and Kikkawa, K. and Saijo, T. and Shimokawa, S. and Matsumoto, N. and Kanda, H. and Oota, E. and Kanda, G. and Ochiai, M. and Aoki, M. and Kondo, Y. and Iwai, M. and Iida, K. and Ikenoue, T. and Ibara, S. and Kohama, M.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0336
2012

Prediction of survival without morbidity for infants born at under 33 weeks gestational age: A user-friendly graphical tool
Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
Shah, P.S. and Ye, X.Y. and Synnes, A. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Yee, W. and Lee, S.K. and Andrews, W. and Lefebvre, F. and Bullied, B. and Canning, R. and Cronin, G. and Dow, K. and Dunn, M. and Ferland, S. and Harrison, A. and James, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Kovacs, L. and Lachapelle, J. and Lee, D.S.C. and McMillan, D.D. and Ojah, C. and Peliowski, A. and Piedboeuf, B. and Riley, P. and Faucher, D. and Sankaran, K. and Seshia, M. and Shivananda, S. and Sorokan, T. and Walti, H.
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-300143
2012

National variations in retinopathy of prematurity screening criteria in Canada: Existent guidelines and actual practice patterns
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
Gupta, V. and Whelan, K.F. and Schneider, L. and Farrokhyar, F. and Shivananda, S. and Lee, S. and Sabri, K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.08.012
2012

Neonatal outcomes of preterm infants in breech presentation according to mode of birth in Canadian NICUs
Postgraduate Medical Journal
Lodha, A. and Zhu, Q. and Lee, S.K. and Shah, P.S. and Andrews, W. and Barrington, K. and Yee, W. and Bullied, B. and Canning, R. and Cronin, G. and Dow, K. and Dunn, M. and Harrison, A. and James, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Kovacs, L. and Da Silva, O. and McMillan, D.D. and Shah, P. and Ojah, C. and Peliowski, A. and Aziz, K. and Piedboeuf, B. and Riley, P. and Faucher, D. and Rouvinez-Bouali, N. and Sankaran, K. and Seshia, M. and Shivananda, S. and Cieslak, Z. and Synnes, A. and Walti, H.
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.107532
2011

Early-onset neonatal sepsis: Rate and organism pattern between 2003 and 2008
Journal of Perinatology
Sgro, M. and Shah, P.S. and Campbell, D. and Tenuta, A. and Shivananda, S. and Lee, S.K.
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.40
2011

Impact of oxygen saturation targets and oxygen therapy during the transport of neonates with clinically suspected congenital heart disease
Neonatology
Shivananda, S. and Kirsh, J. and Whyte, H.E. and Muthalally, K. and McNamara, P.J.
DOI: 10.1159/000239769
2010

Accuracy of clinical diagnosis and decision to commence intravenous prostaglandin E1 in neonates presenting with hypoxemia in a transport setting
Journal of Critical Care
Shivananda, S. and Kirsh, J. and Whyte, H.E. and Muthalally, K. and McNamara, P.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.04.005
2010

Patent ductus arteriosus ligation is associated with impaired left ventricular systolic performance in premature infants weighing less than 1000 g
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
McNamara, P.J. and Stewart, L. and Shivananda, S.P. and Stephens, D. and Sehgal, A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.011
2010

Postoperative cardiorespiratory instability following ligation of the preterm ductus arteriosus is related to early need for intervention
Journal of Perinatology
Teixeira, L.S. and Shivananda, S.P. and Stephens, D. and Van Arsdell, G. and McNamara, P.J.
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.101
2008

Hazardous course of an end-tidal carbon dioxide catheter in a premature infant [20]
Anesthesiology
Al-Nabhani, D. and Shivananda, S. and Holtby, H. and McNamara, P.J.
DOI: 10.1097/01.anes.0000268278.95379.17
2007

Antibiotics for neonates born through meconium stained amniotic fluid
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Shivananda, S. and Murthy, P. and Shah, P.S.
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006183
2006

Research

Patient at risk trigger event huddles to improve neonatal outcomes (ParteNeo)
The focus of this project will be on improving delivery of effective, patient centered and safe care by multidisciplinary team in NICU. We aim for 80% of reported Patient At-Risk Trigger (PART) events in preterm infants in NICU will have Patient At-Risk Trigger event (PARTe) huddles at the bedside. Structured PARTe huddles, promotes a culture of awareness, collaborative learning, ownership and sensitivity for PARTe events among staff and overall promotes a culture of preparedness and safe care.

Care Bundle to Improve Oxygenation and Minimize desaturation Events in newborns (CBIOME)
CBIOME program had 5 interventions and was aimed at reducing the incidence of two neonatal morbidities including retinopathy of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. This program was a combination of implementing evidence-informed practices, adoption of histogram technology, interprofessional education, and individualized patient care.

Resuscitation and Early Stabilization Improvement in Newborns (RESIN)
RESIN program had 7 evidence-informed practices and resulted in significant reduction in invasive ventilation (20%), umbilical catheter use (40%) and severity of illness during the first 4 days of life. As a part of this program, video recording during delivery room resuscitation was done for the first time in a Canadian centre.

Grants

Physicians’ Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation Grant. Care Bundle to Improve Oxygenation and Minimize desaturation Events (CBIOME) in Newborns. Knowledge Translation Project. 2013-2015.

Canadian Medical Protective Association. Patient at risk trigger huddles to improve neonatal outcomes (PARTINeO). 2015.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), MOHLTC Ontario, McMaster University, Collaborative Health Research Project. Canadian Neonatal Network, Seminal Canadian Recommendations for Evidence-Based Examinations of Neonates for Retinopathy of Prematurity (SCREEN-ROP) - Population based prospective national study. 2011-2015.