BMJ5d
Facilitators and barriers to the practice of neonatal family integrated care from the perspective of healthcare professionals: a systematic review
Objective To conduct a systematic review of barriers and facilitators to the practice of neonatal Family Integrated Care (FICare) from the perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs). Design A ...
BMJ15d
A novel human milk fortifier supports adequate growth in very low birth weight infants: a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial
Objective To compare growth, tolerance and safety parameters in very preterm infants receiving human milk (HM) fortified with a multicomponent cow’s milk-based HM fortifier (HMF; control) versus a ...
BMJ15d
Minimisation of blood sampling losses in preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective To evaluate the effect of minimising blood sampling losses on red blood cell (RBC) transfusion-related outcomes in preterm infants <37 weeks’ gestation. Study design We searched PubMed, ...
BMJ5d
The effect of a multifaceted educational intervention on medication preparation and administration errors in neonatal intensive care
1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands 2 Princess Amalia Department of Pediatrics, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands 3 Department of Epidemiology, University ...
BMJ6d
The defecation pattern of healthy term infants up to the age of 3 months
Background Defecation problems occur frequently in infants. A clearer insight into the normal defecation pattern is required to gain a better understanding of abnormal defecation. Aim To describe the ...
BMJ14d
End-of-life care in Toronto neonatal intensive care units: challenges for physician trainees
1 Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, British Columbia Children's ...
BMJ14d
Respiratory monitoring of neonatal resuscitation
5 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia 6 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The ...
BMJ14d
Airway obstruction and gas leak during mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery room
Introduction Preterm infants with inadequate breathing receive positive pressure ventilation (PPV) by mask with variable success. The authors examined recordings of PPV given to preterm infants in the ...
BMJ13d
Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and ROP treatment in Switzerland 2006–2015: a population-based analysis
Background Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a severe complication of preterm birth and can lead to severe visual impairment or even blindness if untreated. The incidence of ROP requiring treatment ...
BMJ14d
Blood cultures in newborns and children: optimising an everyday test
Correspondence to: Dr Buttery, Clinical Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia; butteryj{at}cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au ...
BMJ11d
Impact of targeted neonatal echocardiography consultations for critically sick preterm neonates
Rationale Preterm neonates needing rescue treatments with inotropes and/or inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) (acute critical illnesses, ACIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are at high risk of ...
BMJ4d
Flow-cycled versus time-cycled sIPPV in preterm babies with RDS: a breath-to-breath randomised cross-over trial
Objectives: Few data exist about patient-triggered ventilation techniques in neonatal critical care. Our aim was to compare pressure-limited synchronised intermittent positive pressure (or ...