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Ravi Mangal Patel

@ravimpatelmd

Neonatologist, trialist, researcher: NEC, transfusion, caffeine, #preemie survival. Passionate about #neoEBM #preventNEC. Advisor @NECSociety, Tweets=own
Atlanta, GA Joined January 2015
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Ravi Mangal Patel @ravimpatelmd
Glad to see a good summary of our paper in medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/gen…

And a thoughtful commentary that adds more context to our study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

#neoEBM #preventNEC
www.medpagetoday.com Study Reassures on Probiotic Sepsis Risk in Very Preterm Infants Invasive infection exceedingly rare in large U.S. cohort
JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen Aug 1
Invasive infection with Bifidobacterium or Lactobacillus was uncommon among very #PretermInfants, including infants with and without #Probiotics exposure in this multicenter cohort.

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JAMA Network Open article details. Title: Probiotic-Associated Invasive Infection Among Preterm Infants. A Research Letter in Pediatrics by Ravi Mangal Patel, Monica Bennett, Jennifer Canvasser, et al. Published Online: July 31, 2026. Includes author & article info links, and an unlock icon.
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Ravi Mangal Patel @ravimpatelmd
Thank you Shetal for helping to honor Allison’s legacy and give a fantastic inaugural lecture on advocacy for neonatologists
Shetal Shah @NICUBatman Jul 9
Honored beyond words to deliver the inaugural Dr. Allison Rose 🌹 Advocacy Lecture at Emory @childrensatl @ravimpatelmd @EmoryMedicine earlier this year. Dr. Rose’s work continues to improve the health of babies nationwide. A massive loss to the field of neonatology.
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Ravi Mangal Patel @ravimpatelmd
When transfusing preterm infants, it's more than just WHEN, its WHAT:

Our prospective NHLBI REDS-IV-P study evaluates how factors starting from the vein of the 🩸 blood donor to the vein of the transfused infant may impact outcomes

#neoEBM @AABB @ISBTCO

jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
jamanetwork.com RBC Transfusions, Morbidity, and Mortality in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants This cohort study examines whether blood donor, red blood cell (RBC) modifications and storage, or transfusion thresholds or characteristics are associated with serious adverse outcomes in very-low...
Ravi Mangal Patel @ravimpatelmd
What happened to NEC rates after changes in probiotic use post FDA actions in Fall of 2023?

We used a large US cohort to answer this question

TL;DR: NEC rates increased ~60% in centers that stopped use @veeraltolia @kaashif_ahmad @jenncanvasser @NECsociety

#preventNEC

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Evidence-Based Neo @EBNEO Jun 7
Tolia et al. conducted a natural experiment observational study comparing NEC among infants in high versus low probiotic-use centers to evaluate changes in probiotic use and NEC in preterm infants following the 2023 FDA actions.
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#EBNeoAlerts #NeoEBM
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