BackgroundThe first one month of life; the neonatal period is the most risky time for child survival. In Ethiopia, neonatal mortality is unacceptably high, and the trend in reduction is slower as compared to infant and child mortality.
Tujare Tunta Orsido+2 more
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Polymicrobial bloodstream infections in the neonatal intensive care unit are associated with increased mortality: a case-control study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Polymicrobial infections in adults and children are associated with increase in mortality, duration of intensive care and healthcare costs.
Danni Zhong+4 more
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Non-contact physiological monitoring of preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The implementation of video-based non-contact technologies to monitor the vital signs of preterm infants in the hospital presents several challenges, such as the detection of the presence or the absence of a patient in the video frame, robustness to ...
M. Villarroel+9 more
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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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El ruido de la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatal después de la implementación de un programa educativo [PDF]
The present study verified the sound pressure levels inside incubators and at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, six months after the implementation of an educational program.
Kakehashi, Tereza Yoshiko+2 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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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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Association of Nurse Workload With Missed Nursing Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Importance Quality improvement initiatives demonstrate the contribution of reliable nursing care to gains in clinical and safety outcomes in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs); when core care is missed, outcomes can worsen.
Heather L. Tubbs‐Cooley+4 more
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Evaluating Midwifery Units (EMU): A prospective cohort study of freestanding midwifery units in New South Wales, Australia [PDF]
© 2014, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objective: To compare maternal and neonatal birth outcomes and morbidities associated with the intention to give birth in two freestanding midwifery units and two tertiary-level maternity units in New ...
Foureur, M+4 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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