Pantoea Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Pantoea is a plant pathogen infrequently reported to cause opportunistic bloodstream infections. This gram-negative bacillus is a rare cause of hospital-acquired infections in newborn infants with high mortality. Since the creation of the new genus Pantoea in 1989, the evidence base available to neonatal health care providers is limited.
Srinivasan Mani, Jayasree Nair
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European neonatal intensive care nursing research priorities: an e-Delphi study. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify and prioritise neonatal intensive care nursing research topics across Europe using an e-Delphi technique. DESIGN: An e-Delphi technique with three questionnaire rounds was performed.
Latour, JM+3 more
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Antimicrobial therapy in neonatal intensive care unit [PDF]
Severe infections represent the main cause of neonatal mortality accounting for more than one million neonatal deaths worldwide every year. Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medications in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and in industrialized countries about 1% of neonates are exposed to antibiotic therapy. Sepsis has often nonspecific
Tzialla, C.+4 more
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A systematic review of instruments for assessing parent satisfaction with family-centred care in neonatal intensive care units [PDF]
This systematic review synthesised and described instruments measuring parent satisfaction with the increasing standard practice of family-centred care (FCC) in neonatal intensive care units.
Akhtari-Zavare+44 more
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The competence of neonatal intensive care nurses : A systematic review [PDF]
Objective: The objective was to conduct a systematic review describing the competencies required from nurses working in neonatal intensive care settings.Design: Systematic review.Data sources: A total of eight databases, including PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL,
Mikkonen, Kristina+4 more
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Neonatal family-centered care: evidence and practice models [PDF]
Although advances in neonatology have reduced the mortality rate of high-risk infants, sick newborns or pre-mature infants undergo more intensive monitoring, pain-ful procedures, and lengthy hospitalization, leading to pro-longed separation from their ...
Juyoung Lee
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Perinatal Care in Portugal: Effects of 15 Years of a Regionalized System [PDF]
AIM: To share information on the organization of perinatal care in Portugal. METHODS: Data were derived from the Programme of the National Committee for Mother and Child Health 1989, National Institute for Statistics, and Eurostat.
Neto, MT
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End of life in the neonatal intensive care unit [PDF]
Death at the beginning of life is tragic but not uncommon in neonatal intensive care units. In Portugal, few studies have examined the circumstances surrounding the final moments of neonates. We evaluated the care given to neonates and their families in terminal situations and the changes that had occurred one decade later.We analyzed 256 charts in a ...
Moura, Helena+5 more
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The effect of health care expenditure on patient outcomes : evidence from English neonatal care [PDF]
The relationship between health care expenditure and health outcomes has been the subject of recent academic inquiry in order to inform cost-effectiveness thresholds for health technology assessment agencies.
Arulampalam, Wiji+3 more
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Neonatal near miss in the intensive care unit [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze near miss cases among newborns hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study using the STROBE guideline. Data were collected from 1,101 records of live births (newborns).
Maria Rita Guimarães Maia+5 more
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