The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#392 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Could Longer Caffeine Treatment Reduce Hypoxia and Speed Discharge?
14 minutes Posted Jan 7, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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Send us a text Ben and Daphna review the ICAF randomized clinical trial evaluating extended caffeine therapy in preterm infants and its impact on intermittent hypoxia through 41 weeks postmenstrual age. They discuss the study design, oximetry outcomes across multiple saturation thresholds, inflammatory biomarkers including TNF-α, and clinically relevant safety signals such as oxygen restart rates, length of stay, and weight gain. The conversation focuses on what intermittent hypoxia may mean ...