Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a leading cause of sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting. To evaluate the hypothesis that isolates of CoNS associated with disease belong to hypervirulent clones, as opposed to being drawn randomly from the neonatal unit carriage flora, we conducted a prospective, case-controlled study in a busy NICU. Using pulsed-field gel electro...

Introduction: According to Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 4, child mortality should be reduced by two thirds by 2015.  The focus has been on decreasing neonatal deaths in high-mortality countries. In this study, we assessed the recorded causes of neonatal hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and infant care wards. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was ca...

Background Nosocomial infections are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity especially in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) [1]. The intestinal microbiota of the gut is nowadays considered to play an important functional role in the host’s health through nutritional, physiological and immunological processes. For these reasons, probiotics may exert actions of prevention and thera...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: CMV: Cytomegalovirus; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; VDRL: Venereal Disease Research Laboratories; IUGR: Intrauterine Growth Retardation; PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction; NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; IVIG: Intravenous Immunoglobulin; PDA: Patent Ductusarteriosus; LV: Left Ventricle; LVEDD: Left Ventricular End Diastolic Dime...

Abbreviations: CO2, Carbon dioxide; PaCO2, Arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PtcCO2, Transcutaneous partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PetCO2, End-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide; NETS, Newborn Emergency Transport Service (Victoria); NICU, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; PaO2/PAO2 ratio, alveolar-arterial ratio. ADC-FNN Online First, published on April 29, 2005 as 10.1136/adc...

Stool for occult blood is a frequently ordered test and a common finding in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). To determine the incidence of occult hematochezia and its diagnostic status in predicting the development of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) a prospective study was conducted at a tertiary level referral nursery.

Nursing support for mothers whose newborns are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has been a subject of interest in nursing practice. The article by Ong et al. acknowledges salient role nurses supporting unit. While study suggested moderate quality life among mothers, authors emphasised necessity hospital management provide tangible and structured strategies reduce maternal str...

OBJECTIVE To identify and summarize the requirements of an optimized CPOE application for pediatric intensive care. METHODS We analyzed the medication process and its documentation in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (PICU/NICU) of two university hospitals using workflow analysis techniques, with the aim of implementing computer-supported physician order entry (CPOE). RESULTS...

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conclusions according to the results, parents need accurate information about the health and the death of their neonates in the nicu. they also need to communicate with healthcare professionals and their babies. communication is regarded as a channel for obtaining information. therefore, the healthcare team needs to address these families’ needs and attempt to fulfill their requirements in neon...