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Neonatal sepsis

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2014
In this paper on neonatal sepsis, after a short presentation of etiopathogenesis and physiopathology, we will briefly present the clinical picture, the diagnosis and the therapy. Concerning diagnosis, we will focus our attention on procalcitonin (PCT),
Angelica Dessì, Chiara Pravettoni, Giovanni Ottonello, Francesca Birocchi, Francesca Cioglia, Vassilios Fanos   +5 more
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A novel synonymous ABCA3 variant identified in a Chinese family with lethal neonatal respiratory failure

BMC Medical Genomics, 2021
Background Lethal respiratory failure is primarily caused by a deficiency of pulmonary surfactant, and is the main cause of neonatal death among preterm infants.
Weifeng Zhang, Zhiyong Liu, Yiming Lin, Ruiquan Wang, Jinglin Xu, Ying He, Fengfeng Zhang, Lianqiang Wu, Dongmei Chen   +8 more
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Closeness and separation in neonatal intensive care [PDF]

Acta Paediatrica, 2012
AbstractIn this paper, we highlight the need for acknowledging the importance and impact of both physical and emotional closeness between the preterm infant and parent in the neonatal intensive care unit. Physical closeness refers to being spatially close and emotional closeness to parental feelings of being emotionally connected to the infant ...
Renée Flacking, Renée Flacking, Uwe Ewald, Fiona Dykes, Victoria Hall Moran, Gill Thomson, Liisa Lehtonen, Sari Ahlqvist, Anna Axelin, Anna Axelin   +9 more
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Parents' and nurses' experiences of partnership in neonatal intensive care units: A qualitative review and meta-synthesis.

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2019
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore how parents and nurses experience partnership in neonatal intensive care units and to identify existing barriers and facilitators to a successful partnership.
A. Brødsgaard, J. Pedersen, P. Larsen, J. Weis   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Magnetic‐Driven Torque‐Induced Electrical Stimulation for Millisecond‐Scale Wireless Neuromodulation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
MagTIES is a wireless neuromodulation technique with millisecond precision. It employs magnetic‐driven torque from magnetite nanodiscs to activate piezoelectric nanoparticles, enabling precise temporal control of neuronal activity and brain oscillations using weak, low‐frequency magnetic fields.
Chao‐Chun Cheng, Li‐Ling Chen, Guan‐Jhong Tseng, Jun‐Xuan Huang, Yen‐Jing Ting, Po‐Han Chiang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The BRACELET Study: surveys of mortality in UK neonatal and paediatric intensive care trials. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The subject of death and bereavement in the context of randomised controlled trials in neonatal or paediatric intensive care is under-researched.
Allen, Elizabeth, Brocklehurst, Peter, Elbourne, Diana, Harvey, Sheila E, Platt, Martin P Ward, Snowdon, Claire, Tasker, Robert C   +6 more
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Cause and predictors of neonatal mortality among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units of public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: a facility-based prospective follow-up study

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background The first month is the most crucial period for child survival. Neonatal mortality continues to remain high with little improvement over the years in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia.
Assefa Desalew, Yitagesu Sintayehu, Nardos Teferi, Firehiwot Amare, Bifitu Geda, Teshager Worku, Kebebush Abera, Abiyot Asefaw   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multifunctional Biomedical Devices with Closed‐Loop Systems for Precision Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores two major types of closed‐loop therapeutic systems: self‐sustained and externally triggered. It highlights recent advances in stimuli‐responsive materials, integrated bioelectronics, and data‐driven control strategies, offering insight into emerging strategies for personalized, responsive drug delivery.
Yixuan Leng, Rujie Sun
wiley   +1 more source

Acute kidney injury in neonatal age

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2014
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a pathology characterized by a sudden decrease in kidney function that results in the accumulation of nitrogenous waste products and alteration of the regulation of extracellular fluid volume, electrolytes, and acid-base ...
Giovanni Ottonello, Angelica Dessì, Paola Neroni, Maria Elisabetta Trudu, Danila Manus, Vassilios Fanos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

8. Neonatal intensive care [PDF]

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2002
There were 2,003 infants registered in NICUS in 2002. The most common reasons for registration of an infant were assisted ventilation for four hours or more (66.2 per cent) and gestational age less than 29 weeks (18.5 per cent). Infants generally met more than one of the registration criteria.
Barbara Bajuk, Michael Giffin, Lee Taylor   +2 more
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