Publications:

1. SurfactantReplacementTherapyinNeonateslessthan32weeksgestation;

EffectonNeonatalIntensiveCareResourceUtilization:PublishedJ.Pediatr.

ChildHealth(1993)29:433-437.

2.Gentamicintherapyinpreterms-Acomparisonoftworegimens:(KrishnanL.,

GeorgeSA,NayakS,DiwakarK K,BhaskaranandN)Published Bulletin-

NationalNeonatologyForum,(1994),Vol8:Jul-Sept.:7-8

3. Mid-thighcircumference-Roleinassessingthenutritionalstatusofchildren

between 6 years and 12 years ofage:JournalofTropicalPaediatrics,

(Apr.1995)Vol.41:86-88.

4.TransientHyperammonemia ofNewborn -(L.Krishnan,K.K.Diwakar,

Poonam Patil,NaliniBhaskaranand)IndianJPediatr,(Jan.-Feb.1996);63:

113-116.

5. GalactosemiawithRubellaInfection:IndianPediatrics,October1997,34:941

-942.

6. Follow-up ofNewborns Receiving IntermittentMandatory Ventilation -

OutcomeandLimitations:IndianPediatrics,March1998,35:286–287.

7. Early Experiences with High Frequency Ventilation in Neonates :Indian

Pediatrics,April1999,36:379-383.

8.Revised lookatmicro-erythrocytesedimentation ratein Neonates Indian

Pediatrics,July1999.36:703-705.

9. Weaningthenewbornfrom theventilator:(Review article).Journalofthe

NationalNeonatologyForum,Jan.2000.14:1:35–38.

10.ManagementofLow Birth weightInfants:Ongoing Care.(Review Article)

IndianJournalofPracticalPediatrics.Vol:3,July–September2001pg55–62.

11.ManagementofNeonatalSepsis– Thesaga continues,Journalofthe

NationalNeonatologyForum,2000Vol14:4,Oct–Dec.,13–17.

12.Plasmaglucoselevelsinterm infantswhoareappropriatesizeforgestation

andexclusivelybreastfed.ArchDisChildFetalNeonatal2002;87(July)F46–

F48.

13.Clinicalapproach to RespiratoryDistress in Newborn.Indian J Pediatr

(Supplement-optimum pulmonarycareofneonates)2003;70:S53–S59.

14.ThrombocytopeniainearlyNeonatalPeriod–IsIntravenousgamaglobulin

useful?JournalofNeonatology2004Vol189:1Jan–Mar,39–42.

15.MorbidityandMortalityamongoutborninfantsin10tertiaryCareInstitutions

inIndiaduringtheyear2002InvestigatorsofNationalNeonatalPerinatal

Database,NNFofIndia,JTropPediatr2004Vol50:3:170–174.

16.NeonatalHyperbilirubinemia–Acontinuingsaga-IndianJournalofPractical

Pediatrics2005Vol7(4))Oct–Dec(278–286).

17.Kangaroomothercare.JournalofPostgraduateMedicaleducationTraining

andResearch(NationalBoardofExaminations)2006Vol1:3July–Sept;65

–66.

18.Choosing antibioticsin neonatesat-riskforsepsis– A studyofBlood

Culturesfrom twogeographicallyseparatedneonatalintensivecareunits.

Perinatology2007Vol9:1:19–28.

19.Apneaofprematurity–AnEnigmaJournalofNeonatology2007Vol21:2

(April–June):109–112.

20.Choosingantibioticsinneonatesat-riskforsepsis–AstudyofBloodCultures

from twogeographicallyseparatedneonatalintensivecareunits.Neonatology

TodayVol2;10:Oct.2007pg13–18.(repeatpublication).

21.Universal Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism –

CorrespondenceIndianPediatrVol.45.4:(April2008):331.

22.Nursing Brain Drain from India. Human Resources for Health 2009

:5doi:10.1186/1478-4491-7-5.

23.Neonatal Seizures: Should the Role of Phenobarbitone Be Further

Downgraded NeonatologyTodayVol6/Issue10/October2011.

24.Respiratory Distress soon afterbirth – Is itpreventable? Journalof

Neonatology Vol28:4,Pg41-45,Oct2014.

25.ComparisonofUmbilicalCordCleansingusingsterilewaterandpovidone

iodine-spiritduringearlyneonatalperiod–Adoubleblindrandomizedcontrol

study.JCDR,May2015.

26.Theeffectofnestingonphysiologicalparametersamongpreterm infants.Int.

J.Adv.Res,6(4):2018,357–362.

27.EffectofNestingonsleeppatternamongpreterm infantsadmittedinNICU.

BiomedicalResearch2018;29(10)1994-1997(ISSN0970-938X)

28.Canclinicalscorebeusedtoguideinvestigationsandmanagementofinfants

bornthroughmeconium stainedamnioticfluid?–AProspectiveobservational

study,JournalofNeonatologyVol33:4:Dec2019,285-

29.CaringfortheNewborn–MusingsofaNeonatologist–(Commentary)Fetus

andNewborn,Vol1:1Jan–June2021,19.

30.DescriptiveStudyofObstetricBrachialPlexusPalsy(OBPP)ataTertiaryCare

Hospital.J.ObsGyn.Indiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-021-01520-yPublishedonline

Oct.62021

Papers:

1. Revised roleforBCG DiagnosticTest:Presented atStateIAP conference

Telecherry,1990Kerala.

2.SurfactantReplacementTherapyinNeonateslessthan32weeks;Effecton

ClinicalCourseandNICUCosts:a)PresentedattheAnnualCongressofthe

AustralianPerinatalSociety,heldatCoolum,Queensland,Australia.(1992).

3.Alsopresentedatthe8thAsianPediatricCongress,NewDelhi(Feb.1994).

4.NecrotizingEnterocolitis-AcasecontrolStudy:(L.Krishnan,C.Thomas,K.

Diwakar)Presented atthe 14th NationalNeonatology Forum Convention,

Madras,Nov.'1994.

5.CorrelationofAbnormalCardiotocography&Meconium StainedAmnioticFluid

duringlabourwithApgarScore&UmbilicalCordpHatBirth:(MashankarA,

KumarPratap,RamkumarV,SujathaK,DiwakarK.K.)PresentedattheWorld

ConferenceonLabourandDelivery,Bombay,Feb.1997.

6.AnalysisofOsteoarticularInfectionsinaNeonatalIntensiveCareUnit:(RaoA,

DiwakarK.K.)PresentedatthelllrdAnnualConferenceofPediatricOrthopedic

SocietyofIndia,Chandigarh,March1997.

7.CorrelationofPerinatalCare&PlaceofDeliveryontheOutcomeofMeconium

Stained Neonates:(Satish Babu,K.K.Diwakar)AnnualConferenceofthe

NationalNeonatologyForum,December1997,Bhilai.

8.Follow-upofVentilatedNewborns–AnalysisofDevelopmentaloutcome,(Fysel

M,DiwakarKK,BhaskaranandM .PresentedatNNFNationalConvention,

Vellore(Nov.1998).

9. Comparison ofClassicalUmbilicalVein PullPush Method ofExchange

TransfusionForNeonatalHyperbilirubinemiawiththeDoublePortExchange:

PresentedatNNFNationalConvention,Vellore(Nov.1998).

10.RoleofSupplementarymilkfeedsinthemanagementofInfantsofDiabetic

Mothers:PresentedatNNFNationalconvention,Bangalore(Nov.1999).

11.ClinicalAssessmentofNutritionalStatus(CANSCORE)atBirthtoAssessFetal

Malnutrition(LeslieEdwards,ChandrikaChetri,K.K.Diwakar)PresentedNNF

NationalConvention.Bangalore(Nov.1999).

12.RoleofrepeatCSFStudyat48hoursinNeonatalMeningitisasPredictorof

Outcome.Srilakshmi,DiwakarKK,LeslieEdwards,Raghuram.PresentedNNF

NationalConvention.Bangalore(Nov.1999).

13.ModifiedCRIB(Clinicalriskindexforbabies)score. PresentedatXX NNF

annualConvention,Mumbai3rd–5thNovember.2000.

14.Studyofbloodculturepositivityandantibioticsensitivitypatterninneonates

admittedtoatertiarycarehospital. PresentedatXX NNFannualConvention,

Mumbai3rd–5thNovember.2000.13.

15.Isn'tittimetostartuniversalscreeningofnewbornsinIndiaforcongenital

hypothyroidism.PresentedatNationalNeonatologyForum Annualconference,

Jaipur2010.

16.Non-compactionsyndrome-acaserreport.PresentedatNationalNeonatology

Forum Annualconference,Jaipur2010.

17.Fetus-inFetu-acasereport:PresentedatNationalNeonatologyForum Annual

conference,Jaipur2010.

18.UniversalHearing Screening -where to begin:_ Presented at National

NeonatologyForum Annualconference,Jaipur2010.

19.NeonatalMorbidityandMortalityinExtremelyLow birthweightNeonates:

ShortandLongTerm outcome:PresentedatNationalNeonatologyForum

Annualconference,Jaipur2010.

20.ARetrospectiveStudyofRiskFactorsForRetinopathyofPrematurity(ROP)Ina

Level3NeonatalUnitofSouthernIndiaPresentedatNationalNeonatology

Forum Annualconference,NewDelhi2012.

21.ProspectiveStudyOfEmbraceIn PreventingNeonatalHypothermiaDuring

IntraHospitalNeonatalTransportPresentedatNationalNeonatologyForum

Annualconference,NewDelhi2012.

22.Dowehavetherightglucosemonitoringapparatusfornewborns:Presentedat

NationalNeonatologyForum Annualconference,Hyderabad2013.

23.Collaborativemulticentricstudies_AretheyfeasibleinKerala:PresentedKerala

StateNNFconference,PerinthalmannaFeb2014

24.Does placentalpathology affectthe birth weightofneonates? National

NeonatologyForum annualconference,Varanasi,December2018.

ChaptersinBooks:

1.(a)Diseasesofthenewborn(chapterPg357–363)inEssentialsof

ObstetricsEds:ArulkumaranS,Sivanesaratnam V,ChatterjeeA,Kumar;Ist

Edition.JaypeeBrothersNewDelhi,2004.

a.(b)3rdEdn.2014.

2. EstablishingLevelllCareNeonatalUnits(chapter,Pg433–439)inNNF

ManualofNeonatalCare,Eds.MondkarJ,PeejavarRK,1stEdition,Prism

Books,Bangalore,2004

3. Neonatalseizures:In.Achar’sTextBookofNeonatology.4thEdition

Eds.SwarnarekhaBhat.pg181,UniversitypressHyderabad(2009)

4. CranialUltrasonographyEvidencebasedGuidelinesNNFEds.Dr.Praveen

Kumar.

5.OxygenTherapy:(Chapter30,Pg463–476)InMathur’sEssential

NeonatologyEd.NBMathur,,1stEditionNobleVisionNewDelhi2012.

6. NecrotizingEnterocolitis(chapter..)PGTextbookofPediatrics.EdsPiyush

Gupta,PSNMenon,SiddarthRamji,RakeshLodha(2015)

7.NecrotizingEnterocolitis(chapter..)PGTextbookofPediatricsPiyushGupta,

PSNMenon,SiddarthRamji,RakeshLodha(2ndEdition2018)

8.HypoglycemiaandHyperglycemia(Chapter)SouthAsianEditionofCloherty

ManualofNeonatalCare(2020)1stEdition