We estimate the degree of supplier-induced demand for newborn treatment by exploiting changes in reimbursement arising from the introduction of the partial prospective payment system (PPS) in Japan. Under the partial PPS, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) utilization became relatively more profitable than other procedures, since it was excluded from prospective payments. We find that hospital...

The goal was to identify sound pressure level (SPL) at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and inside the incubator of a teaching hospital of a public university from São Paulo - SP, Brazil. SPL inside the NICU and the incubator were measured using four dosimeters in January/2010. SPL at the NICU varied from 52.6 dBA to 80.4 dBA and inside the incubator, from 45.4 dBA to 79.1 dBA. SPL both ...

Medical care of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is so complex that professionals have been almost exclusively responsible for providing care to the infants and information to their families. Although federal law now mandates early intervention programs and service providers to include families in decision making and treatment implementation for their children, family-centered...

Background: Thrombocytopenia (TTP) is one of the most common neonatal hematological disorders. The causes of neonatal TTP are very various, leading to large differences in the clinical profile of the affected neonates. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics, clinical diagnoses and short-term outcomes of neonatal TTP in Bahrami Children's Hospital. Material and ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the obstetric and sonographic parameters associated with perinatal mortality and neonatal intensive care unit admission (NICU) in pregnancies affected by small for gestational age before 34 weeks gestation. Study recruited 313 singleton pregnancies who were referred if small fetal size was suspected due to clinical evaluation in the antenatal setting. The p...

Objective: To find out prevalence, risk factors, severity and outcome of neonatal thrombocytopenia (TCP). Study Design: Prospective Observational study. Setting: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Children Hospital Complex Multan. Period: January 2020 to 2021. Material & Methods: A total 191 neonates admitted NICU during the study period were enrolled. special proforma was designed record ...

BACKGROUND Wideband reflectance (WBR) provides important information about middle ear function and can explain variations in how the middle ear receives, absorbs, and transmits sound energy across a wide range of frequencies. However, as of yet, few normative studies have been published to guide clinicians in the practical applications of WBR. WBR has been measured more extensively in well babi...

Osteopenia of prematurity and neonatal metabolic bone disease are terms used to describe the reduced skeletal mineralization seen in preterm babies at term as compared with those who have remained in utero. During the last trimester of pregnancy there is a rapid accretion of calcium and phosphorus due to active transport across the placenta(l). The osteopenia makes the preterm newborn more susc...

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...