Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit over a 20-year period (1992-2011) : trends in incidence, pathogens, and mortality [PDF]
, 2014 Objective. To analyze trends in the incidence and pathogen distribution of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (HABSIs) over a 20-year period (1992-2011). Design. Historical cohort study. Setting.
Blot, Stijn +6 more
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Nursing Care Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care Units [PDF]
Health Services Research, 2017 ObjectivesTo describe the variation across neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in missed nursing care in disproportionately black and non‐black‐serving hospitals. To analyze the nursing factors associated with missing nursing care.Data Sources/Study SettingSurvey of random samples of licensed nurses in four large U.S.
Eileen T. Lake +4 more
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The Turkish Validity Reliability Study of the Neonatal Braden Q Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale
Journal of Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, 2020 INTRODUCTION: ressure sore is a common care problem in intensive care units which prolongs hospital stay, increases mortality and treatment costs. Validity and reliability study of neonatal Braden Q scale, which is developed for the neonatal period, has ...
Nalan Yalçın Baltacı +8 more
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Bacterial diversity in two Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) are particularly susceptible to opportunistic infection. Infected infants have high mortality rates, and survivors often suffer life-long neurological disorders.
Krissi M Hewitt +6 more
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Risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss among high-risk infants in Golestan province, Iran in 2010 - 2011 [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Hearing impairment, as one of the most common birth defects, is a hidden disability with negative impacts on speech and cognitive development. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
Alaee, E. +3 more
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Critical congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry in a neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]
, 2014 ObjectiveCritical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening is effective in asymptomatic late preterm and term newborn infants with a low false-positive rate (0.035%).
Carrion, V +3 more
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Case Reports in Medicine, 2019 Partial trisomy 13 is a rare syndrome that usually culminates in death within the first six months of the infant’s life. We present a rare case of partial trisomy 13q with exclusive clinical manifestations.
Allam Abuhamda +2 more
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Empowerment of Parents in the Intensive Care: A journey discovering parental experiences and satisfaction with care [PDF]
, 2011 The aim of this thesis – the EMPATHIC studies – was to develop and implement validated parent satisfaction questionnaires for pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.
Latour, J.M. (Jos)
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Family Involvement in PICU Rounds: Reality or Rhetoric? [PDF]
, 2015 In pediatrics, the family are the centre of the child’s life, and crucial to their psychosocial wellbeing and their recovery from illness. Despite the impetus to improve family centered care in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units, practices are ...
Latour, JM, Tume, LN
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Advancing Neurologic Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit With a Neonatal Neurologist [PDF]
Journal of Child Neurology, 2012 Neonatal neurology is a growing subspecialty area. Given the considerable amount of neurologic problems present in the neonatal intensive care unit, a neurologist with expertise in neonates is becoming more important. We sought to evaluate the change in neurologic care in the neonatal intensive care unit at our tertiary care hospital by having a ...
Sarah B, Mulkey +1 more
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