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EOSINOPHILIA IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT [PDF]
Clinics in Perinatology, 2000 Although common in the neonatal intensive care unit, eosinophilia is often overlooked or ignored. The latter might be, at least in part, because evaluating the neonate with eosinophilia can be a complex process. This article reviews the physiologic features of eosinophilia, reference ranges, and clinical conditions associated with eosinophilia in the ...
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida ( host institution ) +2 more
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Quality Improvement in Neonatal Intensive Care Units [PDF]
Neonatal Medicine, 2018 Even with the increasing number of high risk infants, neonatal care in Korea has undergone development with improved survival rate. This rapid improvement in the outcomes brought care quality in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to the surface. Quality
Eun Sun Kim
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Troubling care in the neonatal intensive care unit
Geoforum, 2020 The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a site of medical treatment for premature and critically ill infants. It is a space populated by medical teams and their patients, as well as parents and family. Each actor in this space negotiates providing and practicing care.
Michael Weber +2 more
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Phthalate Exposures in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Toxics, 2021 Background: Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), a phthalate compound found in medical devices, may cause toxic effects in premature infants. In this study, the objective is to quantify DEHP exposures from various intravenous and respiratory therapy devices, and to use these values to predict typical exposure for an infant in a neonatal unit.
Randall Jenkins +4 more
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Neonatal gastrointestinal involvement and congenital cytomegalovirus
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2016 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of congenital viral infection, affecting 0.2 to 2.3% of all live births in developed countries. Very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight newborns are at higher risk of symptomatic CMV infection ...
Alessandro Porta +6 more
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Therapeutic Environment and Premature newborns Development [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal mortality, however, the survival of preterm infants is guaranteed. Prolonged exposure to numerous sensory stimuli during early neonatal intensive care units contributes to the increased ...
Calado, Gabriela, Costa, Mónica
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The danger of diazoxide in the neonatal intensive care unit [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 2021 Background: The most common cause of persistent hypoglycemia in infancy is hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. When conservative measures fail, providers often use medications to treat persistent hypoglycemia. Diazoxide is first-line therapy for neonatal hypoglycemia and works by inhibiting insulin secretion.
Jay Desai +4 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2020 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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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives Preterm babies born between 27 and 31 weeks of gestation in England are usually born and cared for in either a neonatal intensive care unit or a local neonatal unit—with such units forming part of Operational Delivery Networks.
Neena Modi +15 more
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Parents' experiences of sharing neonatal information and decisions: Consent, cost and risk [PDF]
, 2005 This paper is about the care of babies with confirmed or potential neurological problems in neonatal intensive care units. Drawing on recent ethnographic research, the paper considers parents' experiences of sharing information and decisions with ...
Alderson, Priscilla +2 more
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