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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2023
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Debra Walden

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UAMS
5 h-index 6 pubs 144 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Erythropoietin
  • Infant, Extremely Premature
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Erythrocyte Transfusion
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Cause of Death

OverviewAI-generated summary

Debra Walden's research focuses on the health outcomes of extremely preterm infants, particularly those enrolled in the Preterm Erythropoietin Neuroprotection Trial (PENUT). Her work has investigated the impact of erythropoietin on kidney-related outcomes and the association between term equivalent brain magnetic resonance imaging and later developmental outcomes in this vulnerable population. Walden has also examined the effects of transfusions on neurodevelopmental outcomes and the relationship between iron supplementation and bronchopulmonary dysplasia risk in extremely low gestational age newborns. Her recent publications include studies on urinary biomarkers and chronic kidney disease in neonates, as well as mortality rates in a cohort of extremely preterm infants.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 144

Selected Publications

  • Association Between Urinary Biomarkers and CKD in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates (2023)
    American Journal of Kidney Diseases 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns (2022)
    Pediatric Research 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial (2021)
    Pediatric Research 58 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

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