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Evaluation of hemodynamics in healthy term neonates using ultrasonic cardiac output monitor
Background Transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life is a critical phase during which several changes occur in cardiovascular system. In clinical practice, it is important to have a method that allows an easy, rapid and precise evaluation of ...
Daniela Doni+7 more
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Pneumomediastinum in the neonatal and paediatric intensive care unit [PDF]
The incidence, aetiology and pathophysiology of pneumomediastinum (PM), an uncommon and potentially serious disease in neonates and children, were evaluated. A retrospective chart review of all patients diagnosed with PM who were hospitalised in the intensive care unit of the University Children's Hospital Zürich, Switzerland, from 2000 to 2006, was ...
Hauri-Hohl, Annik+2 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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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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Conceiving by assisted infertility treatments may influence breastfeeding duration. In one-year time, to evaluate the goal of 6 months breastfeeding, we recruited 55 consecutive mothers who conceived using assisted treatment compared to 45 mothers ...
Camilla Pisoni+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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BackgroundBronchiolitis severity can be assessed using different clinical scores. Some of the most used are the Wang Bronchiolitis Severity Score (WBSS), the Kristjansson Respiratory Score (KRS), and the Global Respiratory Severity Score (GRSS ...
Domenico Umberto De Rose+5 more
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Fathers' Stress in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Background: Healthcare professionals in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) tend to focus attention on the mothers and the newborn infants. Thus, fathers may find it difficult to establish an optimal father–child relationship and their stress may increase and persist during hospitalization ...
Noergaard, Betty+4 more
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Background Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) or glutaric aciduria type II is an extremely rare autosomal recessive inborn error of fatty acid beta oxidation and branched-chain amino acids, secondary to mutations in the genes encoding the ...
Loredana De Pasquale+9 more
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The gut is a relatively silent organ in utero but takes on a major role after birth for the absorption and digestion of feed for adequate nutrition and growth.
C. Murphy+6 more
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