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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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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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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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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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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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The BRACELET Study: surveys of mortality in UK neonatal and paediatric intensive care trials
Background 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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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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A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus capitis clone, NRCS-A, has been isolated from neonatal intensive care units in 17 countries throughout the world. S. capitis NRCS-A prevalence is high in some neonatal intensive care units in France.
Marine Butin+4 more
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Background. Neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan countries is remarkably high. Though there are inconsistent studies about the incidence density rate of neonatal mortalities (IDR) and predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa, they are inconclusive to policymakers ...
Zebenay Workneh Bitew+5 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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