Routine gastric residual volume measurement to guide enteral feeding in mechanically ventilated infants and children: the GASTRIC feasibility study [PDF]
Health Technology Assessment, 2020Background: The routine measurement of gastric residual volume to guide the initiation and delivery of enteral feeding is widespread in paediatric intensive care and neonatal units, but has little underlying evidence to support it.
Lyvonne N Tume+16 more
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Exploring the Gap Between Needs and Practice in Facilitating Breastfeeding Within the Neonatal Intensive Care Setting: An Italian Survey on Organizational Factors [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019Introduction: The system-level factors of the neonatal intensive care unit work environment contribute to breastfeeding promotion in the preterm population.
Elisabetta Tambani+10 more
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Clinical Competence and Its Related Factors of Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units [PDF]
Journal of Caring Sciences, 2016Introduction: Clinical competence of nurses working in the neonatal intensive care units together with advancements in medical science and technology increased the survival rate of newborns that need specialized care. To ensure the quality of
Jila Mirlashari+4 more
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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+7 more
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IntroductionNeonatal hypothermia is one of the main underlying factors associated with neonatal deaths.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with neonatal hypothermia on admission to neonatal intensive ...
Gebresilasea Gendisha Ukke+1 more
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Disponibilidade de unidades de terapia intensiva pediátrica e neonatal no município de São Paulo Availability of pediatric and neonatal intensive care units in the city of São Paulo [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2004OBJETIVO: Caracterizar a assistência de saúde prestada em tratamento intensivo pediátrico e neonatal no município de São Paulo através da identificação, descrição e distribuição geográfica das unidades.
Daniela C. de Souza+4 more
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The BRACELET Study: surveys of mortality in UK neonatal and paediatric intensive care trials [PDF]
Trials, 2010Background The subject of death and bereavement in the context of randomised controlled trials in neonatal or paediatric intensive care is under-researched. The objectives of this phase of the Bereavement and RAndomised ControlLEd Trials (BRACELET) Study
Platt Martin+6 more
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A short form of the neonatal intensive care unit family needs inventory [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2016OBJECTIVE: The identification of parental needs in Neonatal Intensive Care Units is essential to design and implement family-centered care. This article aims to validate the Neonatal Intensive Care Units Family Needs Inventory for the Portuguese ...
Elisabete Alves+4 more
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Mothers’ perceptions of family centred care in neonatal intensive care units [PDF]
Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, 2014Objective To explore mothers’ perceptions of family centred care (FCC) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in England. Design The qualitative experiences of 12 mothers from three NICUs in the UK were elicited using individual interviews.
Als+40 more
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections in neonatal intensive care units [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2011Central venous catheters (CVCs) are regularly used in intensive care units, and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) remains a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections, particularly in preterm infants.
Jung Hyun Lee
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