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JASSO-GUTIERREZ, Luis. Impact of the introduction of new therapeutic measures in neonatology. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2007, vol.64, n.1, pp. 59-64. ISSN 1665-1146.

We describe in chronological order, 16 examples of the impact of the introduction of new therapeutic measures in neonatology without an adequate experimental analysis In the examples chosen, neither specific prospective research protocols nor safety studies of the related drugs in newborns were performed. The reader is encouraged to carefully consider the importance of evidence based data before adopting new therapeutic modalities in newborn infants.

Palavras-chave : Neonatology; new therapeutic; experimental analysis.