Neonatal Nursing News

18/02/2023

Some benefits of

Motor and somatosensory cortices, particularly on the right side, showed significant activation during kangaroo mother care. Kangaroo mother care seems to benefit activated cortical areas by improving oxygen supply.

13/12/2022

4 week old presents with impetigo & develops positive Nikolsky's sign while feet are held for IV insertion.
Impetigo and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in the same patient
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35977617/

04/11/2022

This year’s celebration will be a hybrid event, where we will host a maximum of 60 people at our Dräger office in Johannesburg and simultaneously screen the event on the GoToWebinar platform for those who are not able to join us at the office.

04/11/2022

Oral for closure of
at https://acls-pals.co.za/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35087197/

Our retrospective study comparing the use of oral versus intravenous paracetamol as the first line for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) constriction in preterm infants demonstrates that oral administration of paracetamol is more efficacious to constrict the PDA than the intravenous route, irrespective...

28/10/2022

https://bloominglittles.com/one-thing-i-teach-every-nicu-parent-to-do-with-their-baby-a-hand-hug/

Looking for a way to provide intentional, comforting, and positive touch for your baby while they're in the NICU? There is a method of comforting touch every

29/08/2022

One in two premature babies receives transfusions of red blood cells (RBC) due to anemia. There are no generally accepted clinical guidelines for the degree of anemia necessitating blood transfusions.

15/06/2022

nHFOV prevented reintubation in 69% of those on the modality in .
In contrast to HFOV through ETT no diff in pCO2 or FiO2 before & after starting.
Significant reduction in apnea frequency likely accounting for success!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33075840/

09/05/2022

10/03/2022

Systematic review finds aerosolized surfactant significantly reduced intubation rate at 72 hours after birth (226 of 565 infants [40.0%] vs 231 of 434 infants [53.2%]
Number needed to treat: 8
Greatest benefit in those >28 weeks
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34711678/

25/03/2021

https://youtu.be/YVQP2LKPgdU

24/02/2021

Neonatal Course invitation. Open to all

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