Foot Skin Ischemic Necrosis following Heel Prick in a Newborn

Foot Skin Ischemic Necrosis following Heel Prick in a Newborn

There are only a few reports on side effects after heel prick in neonates although heel prick has been performed all over the world for many years. The medicine staff had obtained only a drop of blood by pricking the baby's heel using a lancet without compressing the heel or foot to measure his blood glucose level 3 hours after birth. However he developed a severe and hemorrhagic skin reaction ...

Primary care role in expanded newborn screening: After the heel prick test.

OBJECTIVE To examine the role of primary care providers in informing and supporting families who receive positive screening results. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Family physicians, pediatricians, and midwives involved in newborn care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Beliefs, practices, and barriers related to providing information to families who receive positive s...

Skin necrosis following Haemaccel.

Haemaccel is a plasma substitute in frequent clinical use with a low incidence of side effects. I report a patient who developed necrotic blisters following two Haemaccel-insulin infusions, a previously undescribed complication. The rationale behind carrier solutions for insulin therapy is discussed and some of the problems associated with Haemaccel use are considered. I conclude by urging caut...

Skin necrosis following intravenous noradrenaline.

Alleviation of the pain of heel prick in preterm infants.

The hypothesis that the variability of physiological parameters may indicate pain or stress in the neonate was examined. Four parameters (heart rate, respiratory rate, transcutaneous oxygen tension, and carbon dioxide tension) were examined over a 2 minute epoch in response to a heel prick in an attempt to measure stress/pain in 35 preterm newborn infants (26-34 weeks' gestation) half of whom w...