Background: Fungal infections with high morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit are usually preceded by colonization. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fungal colonization, determine the risk factors and health outcome such as any change in the patient's improvement in hospitalized infants of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). <e...

Background: Tumors are among the main causes of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission. We aimed to determine the frequency distributions and presentations of tumors in newborns admitted to the NICU of a children’s medical center. Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, we reviewed medical records of 53 neonates admitted to the NICU of a children’s medical center during 20...

background: accurate and complete documentation of nursing records is one of the preconditions of the evidence-based cares and is considered as one of the most important professional tasks in nursing. the aim of the present study was to audit the nursing reports in intubated neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care unit of ayatollah rouhani hospital, babol. methods: in this cross-sectional ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the health care service provided in pediatric intensive care units in the city of São Paulo, by identifying and describing the units and analyzing their geographic distribution. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out during a two-year period (August 2000 to July 2002). Data were collected through questionnaires answered by medical directors of each p...

Health care systems today are complex, technically proficient, competitive, and market-driven. One outcome of this environment is the recent phenomenon in the health care field of "consumerism." Strong emphasis is placed on customer service, with organized efforts to understand, measure, and meet the needs of customers served. The purpose of this article is to describe the current understanding...