Daniele De Luca

19/09/2026

Do you want to know the differences between the various types of exchangetransfusions based on catheters, sites and techniques used? Here you have it with suggestions about the critical care monitoring before and after the procedure and the use of point of care ultrasound to cannulate the needed vessels. An old life saving technique that can be safely and more efficaciously realised now using modern techniques and tools (shareable link with 50 days' free access):

https://kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fauthors.elsevier.com%2Fa%2F1nonzXCbbVKD0/1/010201a0b96e8ff9-8194a5b3-32f6-4684-9a87-3c1a5b1275dc-000000/jSrIxV3cxWchLbcPJkrCRig4n8o=473

10/08/2026

Point-of-care lung ultrasonography is an increasingly used bedside tool for evaluating the respiratory status of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. A growing body of evidence exists to support its clinical utility in the assessment of respiratory distress syndrome, transient tachypnea of the newborn, pneumothorax, atelectasis, and pleural effusion. This article in our continuing POCUS series features videos demonstrating lung ultrasonography techniques. Check out Neonatal Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography: Techniques and Normal Findings in the August issue today. https://bit.ly/4fV4Dr5

12/07/2026

The future of neonatology as envisioned by The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission for the Future of Neonatology presented at the annual congress of the Japanese Perinatal Society. Clues about how to advocate for more innovation and for medical leadership with a full recognisement of Neonatology as a specialty.

08/07/2026

A grande richiesta riprendono i corsi teorico-pratici di ecografia polmonare neonatale e pediatrica in italiano presso il mio centro a Parigi. Vi sono date disponibili a settembre, ottobre e novembre con preferenza per specializzandi, dottorandi o giovani strutturati (ma aperti a tutti). Il corso darà la possibilità di una piccola immersione in Rianimazione e chiarire eventuali possibilità di stage successive.

Per iscrizioni contattare la segreteria alla seguente mail : [email protected] ed attendere conferma prima di effettuare il versamento.

04/07/2026

Small for gestational age (SGA) neonates are known to have higher incidence of BPD compares to appropriate for gestational age (AGA) patients. The PATH-BPD international multicenter cohort study demonstrated that SGA and AGA patients with moderate-severe BPD have similar lung aeration and gas exchange.

There is not just one BPD, there are several forms and we are finally opening the can and cross the different patients characteristics to define their “BPD phenotype”. Crucial for the new biological therapies that are around the corner.

Published in CHEST here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42385995/

European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC)

Secondary analysis of the PATH-BPD multicenter cohort. Patients were classified as SGA if their birthweight was

14/06/2026

Viral pneumonia is rare in neonates but it can trigger ARDS and presents unique diagnostic difficulties. Here we summarize lung ultrasound appearances which span from mild abormalities to full hepatization. Not pathognomonic but indeed useful.

• We report five cases of neonatal viral pneumonia describing their lung ultrasound findings. They present the whole spectrum of lung ultrasound semiology and are unspecific for the viral aetiology or the patient age. Lung ultrasound findings are consistent with the clinical severity (i.e. worse u...

10/06/2026

Su La Stampa eco del nostro forum di ieri al Ministero della Salute

https://www.lastampa.it/cronaca/2026/06/10/news/mortalita_infantile_italia_allarme_neonatologi-15653578/

09/06/2026

Perché ci riguarda tutti? Perché il mondo é andato avanti. Non è più quello degli anni 80.
Oggi la neonatologia esiste e salva vite di neonati gravissimi, con risultati inimmaginabili solo pochi anni fa. Continuare a ignorarla, a non investire, a non accettarne il riconoscimento e favorirne l’ulteriore sviluppo vuol dire fare un danno al nostro stesso futuro.

Grazie a Marcello Gemmato, Robert Nistico, Paolo Pedone, Federico Bianco e tutti i partecipanti oggi.

Grazie a Chiara Bidoli per le belle parole disponibili qui: https://www.corriere.it/salute/figli-genitori/neonato/26_giugno_09/qual-e-il-futuro-della-neonatologia-e-perche-ci-riguarda-tutti-4aa55e72-60bc-4ea3-a627-598d86565xlk.shtml?refresh_ce

Ministero della Salute
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
Corriere della Sera

05/06/2026

Tra pochi giorni grazie all’ospitalità ed al patrocinio del Ministero della Salute, a Marcello Gemmato, Robert Nistico ed alla Societa italiana di neonatologia (SIN) un incontro per affrontare assieme i problemi della neonatologia italiana. Possibile seguire la diretta streaming tramite il QR code o al link seguente

https://www.youtube.com/live/QNULFke5tRM?feature=shared

31/05/2026

Together with fellow editors at the European Journal of Pediatrics I have been honored to receive for the second time in a row the editorial award 2026 for the quality of work provided handling manuscripts sent to peer review, carefully evaluating submissions and giving a strong stewardship of the peer review process.