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Arne Ohlsson was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focused on medical topics within the broad field of Medicine, with particular involvement in subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

Their research covered several main topics, including:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Blood transfusion and management

Ohlsson contributed to numerous publications, with a notable presence in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. Key recent papers included:

  • Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight infants, 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight (or both) infants, 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Early erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in preterm or low birth weight infants, 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Ibuprofen for the prevention of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants, 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Their frequent co-authors included Sanjay M Aher, Prakesh S. Shah, Sachin S Shah, Janet B. Lacy, and Rebecca Attenborough.

Best Publications

  • Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

    Barbara Schmidt;Robin S Roberts;Peter Davis;Lex W Doyle

  • Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures

    Bonnie Stevens;Janet Yamada;Arne Ohlsson;Sarah Haliburton

  • Morbidity and mortality among very-low-birth-weight neonates with intrauterine growth restriction

    Ira M. Bernstein;Jeffrey D. Horbar;Gary J. Badger;Arne Ohlsson

  • Long-Term Effects of Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

    Barbara Schmidt;Robin S. Roberts;Peter Davis;Lex W. Doyle

  • Long-Term Effects of Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

    Barbara Schmidt;Peter Davis;Diane Moddemann;Arne Ohlsson

  • INDUCTION OF LABOR COMPARED WITH EXPECTANT MANAGEMENT FOR PRELABOR RUPTURE OF THE MEMBRANES AT TERM

    Mary E. Hannah;Arne Ohlsson;Dan Farine;Sheila A. Hewson

  • Variations in practice and outcomes in the Canadian NICU network: 1996-1997

    Shoo K. Lee;Douglas D. McMillan;Arne Ohlsson;Margaret Pendray

  • Hydralazine for treatment of severe hypertension in pregnancy: meta-analysis

    Laura A Magee;Chris Cham;Elizabeth J Waterman;Arne Ohlsson

  • Meta-analysis of enteral nutrition as a primary treatment of active crohn's disease

    Anne M. Griffiths;Arne Ohlsson;Philip M. Sherman;Lloyd R. Sutherland

  • Tocolytics for preterm labor: a systematic review.

    Kristen Gyetvai;Mary E Hannah;Ellen D Hodnett;Arne Ohlsson

  • A Randomized Trial of Planned Cesarean or Vaginal Delivery for Twin Pregnancy

    Jon F. R. Barrett;Mary E. Hannah;Eileen K. Hutton;Andrew R. Willan

  • Early erythropoietin for preventing red blood cell transfusion in preterm and/or low birth weight infants.

    Arne Ohlsson;Sanjay M Aher

  • Determinants of preterm birth rates in Canada from 1981 through 1983 and from 1992 through 1994.

    K.S. Joseph;Michael S. Kramer;Sylvie Marcoux;Arne Ohlsson

  • Effect of Epidural vs Parenteral Opioid Analgesia on the Progress of Labor: A Meta-analysis

    Stephen H. Halpern;Barbara L. Leighton;Arne Ohlsson;Jon F. R. Barrett

  • Survival Without Disability to Age 5 Years After Neonatal Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

    Barbara Schmidt;Peter J. Anderson;Lex W. Doyle;Lex W. Doyle;Deborah Dewey

  • Preterm birth and low birth weight among in vitro fertilization singletons: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

    Sarah D. McDonald;Zhen Han;Sohail Mulla;Kellie E. Murphy;Kellie E. Murphy

  • Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth (MACS): a randomised controlled trial.

    Kellie E Murphy;Mary E Hannah;Andrew R Willan;Sheila A Hewson

  • Intention to Become Pregnant and Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review

    Prakesh S. Shah;Prakesh S. Shah;Taiba Balkhair;Taiba Balkhair;Arne Ohlsson;Arne Ohlsson;Joseph Beyene

  • Carbonic Anhydrase II Deficiency in 12 Families with the Autosomal Recessive Syndrome of Osteopetrosis with Renal Tubular Acidosis and Cerebral Calcification

    Sly Ws;Whyte Mp;Sundaram;Tashian Re

  • Ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants

    Arne Ohlsson;Rajneesh Walia;Sachin S Shah

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R. Willan
Andrew R. Willan University of Toronto
Amiram Gafni
Amiram Gafni McMaster University
Joseph Beyene
Joseph Beyene McMaster University
Stephen G. Matthews
Stephen G. Matthews University of Toronto
Saroj Saigal
Saroj Saigal McMaster University
Prakesh S. Shah
Prakesh S. Shah University of Toronto
Bonnie Stevens
Bonnie Stevens University of Toronto
K.S. Joseph
K.S. Joseph University of British Columbia
Peter G Davis
Peter G Davis University of Melbourne
Mark Walker
Mark Walker University of Ottawa

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