Dr Sarah Kotecha

2024

• Taylor, R. et al. 2024. Low circulatory levels of total cholesterol, HDL-C and LDL-C are associated with death of patients with sepsis and critical illness: systematic review, meta-analysis, and perspective of observational studies. EBioMedicine 100, article number: 104981. (10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.104981)
• Watkins, W. J., Course, C. W., Cousins, M., Hart, K., Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2024. Impact of ambient air pollution on lung function in preterm-born school-aged children. Thorax (10.1136/thorax-2023-220233)
• Course, C. W., Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2024. Evolving treatment for prematurity-associated lung disease. Translational Pediatrics 13(1), pp. 1-5. (10.21037/tp-23-505)

2023

• Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Evidence of abnormality in glutathione metabolism in the airways of preterm born children with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Scientific Reports 13(1), article number: 19465. (10.1038/s41598-023-46499-w)
• Kotecha, E. et al. 2023. Association of early and current life factors with telomere length in preterm-born children. PLoS ONE 18(11), article number: e0293589. (10.1371/journal.pone.0293589)
• Isaac, T. C., Odd, D., Edwards, M., Chakraborty, M., Kotecha, S., Kotecha, S. and Odd, D. 2023. Measuring the impact of deprivation on learning difficulties and behaviour among infants born preterm: A cohort study. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 16(3), pp. 411-421. (10.3233/NPM-221151)
• Cousins, M., Hart, K., Kotecha, S. J., Henderson, A. J., Watkins, W. J., Bush, A. and Kotecha, S. 2023. Characterising airway obstructive, dysanaptic and PRISm phenotypes of prematurity-associated lung disease. Thorax 78(9), pp. 895-903. (10.1136/thorax-2022-219301)
• Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Characterizing the urinary proteome of prematurity-associated lung disease in school-aged children. Respiratory Research 24, article number: 191. (10.1186/s12931-023-02494-3)
• Gibbons, J. T., Course, C., Evans, E. E., Kotecha, S., Kotecha, S., Simpson, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2023. Increasing airway obstruction through life following bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a meta-analysis. ERJ Open Research 9(2), article number: 00046-2023. (10.1183/23120541.00046-2023)
• Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Modulation of pulmonary desmosomes by inhaler therapy in preterm-born children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Scientific Reports 13, article number: 7330. (10.1038/s41598-023-34233-5)
• Course, C. W., Kotecha, S. J., Cousins, M., Hart, K., Lowe, J., Watkins, W. J. and Kotecha, S. 2023. Association of gestation and fetal growth restriction on cardiovascular health in preterm-born children. Journal of Pediatrics 255, pp. 42-49. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.09.057)
• Jee, G., Kotecha, S. J., Chakraborty, M., Kotecha, S. and Odd, D. 2023. Early childhood parent-reported speech problems in small and large for gestational age term-born and preterm-born infants: a cohort study. BMJ Open 13(4), article number: e065587. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065587)
• Oruganti, S. et al. 2023. Immune and metabolic markers for identifying and investigating severe Coronavirus disease and Sepsis in children and young people (pSeP/COVID ChYP study): protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 13, article number: e067002. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067002)

2022

• Kotecha, S. J., Gibbons, J. T. D., Course, C. W., Evans, E. E., Simpson, S. J., Watkins, W. J. and Kotecha, S. 2022. Geographical differences and temporal improvements in forced expiratory volume in 1 second of preterm-born children. JAMA Pediatrics 176(9), pp. 867-877. (10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1990)
• Kotecha, S. J., Course, C. W., Jones, K. E., Watkins, W. J., Berrington, J., Gillespie, D. and Kotecha, S. 2022. Follow-up study of infants recruited to the randomised, placebo-controlled trial of azithromycin for the prevention of chronic lung disease of prematurity in preterm infants: study protocol for the AZTEC-FU study. Trials 23, article number: 796. (10.1186/s13063-022-06730-x)
• Kotecha, S., Gibbons, J., Course, C. W., Evans, E. E., Simpson, S. J., Watkins, W. J. and Kotecha, S. 2022. Systematic review and meta-analysis of FEV1 in preterm born children. Presented at: ERS International Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 September 2022, Vol. 60. Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society pp. 1172., (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1172)
• Kotecha, S., Cousins, M., Hart, K., Watkins, W. J. and Kotecha, S. 2022. Effect of IUGR and catch-up growth on later lung function in preterm children: prospective cohort study. Presented at: ERS International Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 September 2022, Vol. 60. Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society pp. 1186., (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1186)
• Kotecha, S., Hart, K., Cousins, M., Watkins, W. J., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2022. Association of early life factors with prematurity-associated lung disease : prospective cohort study. Presented at: ERS International Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 September 2022, Vol. 60. Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society pp. 1183., (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1183)
• Kotecha, E. et al. 2022. Telomere length in preterm-born children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Presented at: ERS International Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 September 2022, Vol. 60. Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society pp. 1292., (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1292)
• Hart, K., Cousins, M., Watkins, W. J., Kotecha, S. J., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2022. Association of early life factors with prematurity-associated lung disease: prospective cohort study. European Respiratory Journal 59(5), article number: 2101766. (10.1183/13993003.01766-2021)
• Kotecha, S. J., Vick, D., Delgado-Thompson, M., West, J. and Edwards, M. O. 2022. Establishing paediatric ward high-flow nasal cannula usage for infants with bronchiolitis. Acta Pædiatrica 111(3), pp. 638-639. (10.1111/apa.15527)

2021

• Dafydd, C., Saunders, B. J., Kotecha, S. J. and Edwards, M. O. 2021. Efficacy and safety of high flow nasal oxygen for children with bronchiolitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 8(1), article number: e000844. (10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000844)
• Bailey, H. D., Kotecha, S. J., Watkins, W. J., Adane, A. A., Shepherd, C. C. J. and Kotecha, S. 2021. Comparison of stillbirth trends over two decades in Wales and Western Australia using pooled routinely collected health data: international retrospective cohort study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 35(3), pp. 302-314. (10.1111/ppe.12739)

2020

• Beaumont, R. N. et al. 2020. Common maternal and fetal genetic variants show expected polygenic effects on risk of small- or large-for-gestational-age (SGA or LGA), except in the smallest 3% of babies.. PLoS Genetics 16(12), article number: e1009191. (10.1371/journal.pgen.1009191)
• Kotecha, S. J., Lowe, J., Granell, R., Watkins, W. J., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2020. The effect of catch-up growth in the first year of life on later wheezing phenotypes. European Respiratory Journal 55(6), article number: 2000884. (10.1183/13993003.00884-2020)

2019

• Kotecha, S., Course, C. and Kotecha, S. 2019. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in preterm-born subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at: European Respiratory Society International Congress 2018, Paris, France, 15-19 September 2018, Vol. 54. Vol. Supple. European Respiratory Society, (10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA1024)
• Course, C. W., Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. J. 2019. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in preterm-born subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology 54(5), pp. 595-601. (10.1002/ppul.24270)
• Kotecha, S. J., Watkins, W. J., Lowe, J., Granell, R., Henderson, A. . and Kotecha, S. 2019. Comparison of the associations of early-life factors on wheezing phenotypes in preterm-born children and term-born children. American Journal of Epidemiology 188(3), pp. 527-536. (10.1093/aje/kwy268)

2018

• Kotecha, S., Clemm, H., Halvorsen, T. and Kotecha, S. J. 2018. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness in preterm-born subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 29(7), pp. 715-725. (10.1111/pai.12957)
• Kotecha, S., Watkins, W. J., Lowe, J., Granell, R., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2018. Association of early life factors with wheezing phenotypes in preterm-born children compared to term-born children. European Respiratory Journal 52(Sup. 6), article number: OA3306. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.OA3306)
• Kotecha, S., Lowe, J. and Kotecha, S. 2018. Effect of foetal and infant growth and body composition on respiratory outcomes in preterm-born children. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 28, pp. 55-62. (10.1016/j.prrv.2017.12.001)
• Kotecha, S. J., Lowe, J. and Kotecha, S. 2018. Does the sex of the preterm baby affect respiratory outcomes?. Breathe 14(2), pp. 100-107. (10.1183/20734735.017218)

2017

• Kotecha, S. J., Chakraborty, M. and Kotecha, S. 2017. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure outperforms heated high-flow nasal cannula therapy as primary respiratory therapy in preterm infants. Evidence-Based Medicine 22(2), pp. 63. (10.1136/ebmed-2016-110618)
• Lowe, J., Cousins, M., Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2017. Physical activity outcomes following preterm birth. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 22, pp. 76-82. (10.1016/j.prrv.2016.08.012)

2016

• Kotecha, S., Watkins, W. J., Lowe, J., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2016. Effect of early-term birth on respiratory symptoms and lung function in childhood and adolescence. Pediatric Pulmonology 51(11), pp. 1212-1221. (10.1002/ppul.23448)
• Kotecha, S. J., Gallacher, D. J. and Kotecha, S. 2016. The respiratory consequences of early-term birth and delivery by caesarean sections. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 19, pp. 49-55. (10.1016/j.prrv.2015.12.002)
• Edwards, M., Kotecha, S. J., Lowe, J., Richards, L., Watkins, W. J. and Kotecha, S. 2016. Management of prematurity-associated wheeze and its association with atopy. PLoS ONE 11(5), article number: e0155695. (10.1371/journal.pone.0155695)
• Lowe, J., Watkins, W. J., Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2016. Physical activity and sedentary behavior in preterm-born 7-year old children. PLoS ONE 11(5), article number: e0155229. (10.1371/journal.pone.0155229)
• Watkins, W. J., Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. 2016. All-cause mortality of low birthweight infants in infancy, childhood, and adolescence: population study of England and Wales. PLOS MEDICINE 13(5), article number: e1002018. (10.1371/journal.pmed.1002018)

2015

• Kotecha, S. J., Watkins, W. J., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2015. The effect of birth weight on lung spirometry in white, school-aged children and adolescents born at term: a longitudinal population based observational cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics 166(5), pp. 1163-1167. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.01.002)
• Lowe, J., Watkins, W., Kotecha, S., Edwards, M., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2015. Physical activity in school-age children born preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics 166(4), pp. 877-883. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.013)
• Kotecha, S., Edwards, M., Watkins, W., Lowe, J., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2015. Effect of bronchodilators on forced expiratory volume in 1 s in preterm-born participants aged 5 and over: a sytematic review. Neonatology 107(3), pp. 231-240. (10.1159/000371539)
• Edwards, M., Kotecha, S. J., Lowe, J., Watkins, W., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2015. Effect of preterm birth on exercise capacity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology 50(3), pp. 293-301. (10.1002/ppul.23117)

2014

• Joshi, S., Wilson, D. G., Kotecha, S., Pickerd, N., Fraser, A. and Kotecha, S. 2014. Cardiovascular function in children who had chronic lung disease of prematurity. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 99(5), pp. F373-F379. (10.1136/archdischild-2013-305185)
• Edwards, M., Watkins, W., Kotecha, S., Halcox, J. P., Dunstan, F., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2014. Higher systolic blood pressure with normal vascular function measurements in preterm-born children. Acta Paediatrica 103(9), pp. 904-912. (10.1111/apa.12699)
• Lowe, J., Watkins, W., Edwards, M., Spiller, O., Jacqz-Aigrain, E., Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. 2014. Association between pulmonary Ureaplasma colonization and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants: updated systematic review and meta-analysis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 33(7), pp. 697-702. (10.1097/INF.0000000000000239)

2013

• Kotecha, S. J., Edwards, M. O., Watkins, W. J., Henderson, A. J., Paranjothy, S., Dunstan, F. D. J. and Kotecha, S. 2013. Effect of preterm birth on later FEV1: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax 68(8), pp. 760-766. (10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203079)
• Edwards, M., Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2013. Respiratory distress of the term newborn infant. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 14(1), pp. 29-37. (10.1016/j.prrv.2012.02.002)

2012

• Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. J. 2012. Long term respiratory outcomes of perinatal lung disease [Editorial]. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 17(2), pp. 65-66. (10.1016/j.siny.2012.01.001)

2011

• Kotecha, S. J., Watkins, W. J., Paranjothy, S., Dunstan, F. D. J., Henderson, A. J. and Kotecha, S. 2011. Effect of late preterm birth on longitudinal lung spirometry in school age children and adolescents. Thorax 67(1), pp. 54-61. (10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200329)

2010

• Kotecha, S., Watkins, W. J., Heron, J., Henderson, J., Dunstan, F. D. J. and Kotecha, S. J. 2010. An analysis of the effect of intrauterine growth retardation on spirometric lung function measures of 8-year-old children [Abstract]. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 64(Supp 1), pp. A24. (10.1136/jech.2010.120956.60)
• Kotecha, S. J., Watkins, W. J., Heron, J., Henderson, J., Dunstan, F. D. J. and Kotecha, S. 2010. Spirometric lung function in school-age children: Effect of intrauterine growth retardation and catch-up growth. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 181(9), pp. 969-974. (10.1164/rccm.200906-0897OC)