Background: Iran is one of the regions with high incidence of premature births, accounting for 10% of newborns. An important factor for the survival chance of the neonate is age. Aim: This study investigated the effect of massage on premature infant’s complications in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Ghaem Hospital in Mashhad. Methods: This study was conducted on 60 stable preterm new...

Background: Septicemia is the commonest cause of neonatal mortality and severe morbidity. Positive bacterial blood culture result confirms clinically suspected sepsis but it too late to start antibiotic. We need a easy, reliable cost effective test diagnose in time.
 Objective: To see relation toxic granule immature neutrophil with sepsis.
 Material & Methods: This hospital based,...

A premature neonate with gestational age of 32 weeks and birth body weight of 1650 grams was diagnosed to have type A interrupted aortic arch, perimembranous type ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus. One-stage complete reconstruction of aortic arch and concomitant repair of intracardiac defects was performed at age of 13 days with body weight of 1600 gr...

Spontaneous gallbladder perforation among the pediatric population is a rare occurrence. To date only 8 cases have been described in the English literature in neonates and infants [1-8]. Presenting signs and symptoms vary, as do treatment methodologies. Patients have presented with bilious drainage from peritoneal catheters [1] abdominal distention with discoloration [2] discolored communicatin...