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Reducing unplanned extubation in the neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement project
Background and aim Unplanned extubation (UE) is an adverse event that can occur for neonates that are intubated and mechanically ventilated. UE is recognised as an important quality measure in the ...
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Efficacy of tramadol versus fentanyl for postoperative analgesia in neonates
1 Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil 2 Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil ...
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Development and initial validation of the EDIN scale, a new tool for assessing prolonged pain in preterm infants
OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a scale suitable for use in clinical practice as a tool for assessing prolonged pain in premature infants. METHODS Pain indicators identified by observation of ...
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Epidemiology of UK neonatal infections: the neonIN infection surveillance network
Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Cailes, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group and Vaccine Institute, St George’s University of London, London, SW11 0RU, UK; bcailes{at}sgul.ac.uk Objective To ...
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Association between maternal sociodemographic characteristics and exclusive mother’s own milk feeding in preterm infants: a cohort study using data from the National Neonatal Research Database ...
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Antibody response to accelerated Hib immunisation in preterm infants receiving dexamethasone for chronic lung disease
AIM To study the effect of dexamethasone on the routine immunisation of preterm infants with chronic lung disease. METHODS Serum samples were obtained before and after immunisation from an unselected ...
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Parental visiting, communication, and participation in ethical decisions: a comparison of neonatal unit policies in Europe
Dr Marina Cuttini Unit of Epidemiology Burlo Garofolo Children’s Hospital via dell’Istria 65/1 34137 Trieste Italy. Email:cuttini{at}burlo.trieste.it AIM To compare neonatal intensive care unit ...
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Very preterm children show impairments across multiple neurodevelopmental domains by age 4 years
Objectives: Neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with preterm birth are of major health and educational concern. This study examined the neuromotor, cognitive, language and emotional/behavioural ...
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Maternal anti-D prophylaxis during pregnancy does not cause neonatal haemolysis
OBJECTIVE To evaluate signs of haemolysis in babies of Rh-D negative mothers who underwent prophylaxis with anti-D immunoglobulin during pregnancy. DESIGN The following were evaluated in all babies of ...
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Rare spontaneous regression of patent omphalomesenteric duct after birth
1 Pediatric Surgery, The Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel; [email protected] 2 Neonatal Unit, The Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel ...
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Randomised controlled trial of postnatal sodium supplementation in infants of 25–30 weeks gestational age: effects on cardiopulmonary adaptation
Department of Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK BACKGROUND It has previously been shown ...