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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"neonatal intensive care units"”.
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Implementation of a national electronic health record in the specialised setting of neonatal intensive care units
… and are necessary to update modern healthcare. The introduction of EHRs however is complex and is dependent on a myriad of factors. One key factor in successful EHR implementations is workflows and workflow compliance. Through acceptable workflow designs, clinicians can document …
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A qualitative study examining parental experiences and aspirations regarding participation in decision-making in two neonatal intensive care units
Background: Parents of babies hospitalised in neonatal intensive care units in the United Kingdom are faced with multiple decisions regarding their baby’s care throughout their neonatal journey. There are disparities in care across the 23 neonatal networks in the UK, with parental participation in …
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The Cultural, Organisational and Contextual Processes that Might Affect the Implementation of Massage in Lebanese Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A study Informed by Normalization Process Theory
<b>Background</b>: Care of premature infants is challenging for health care professionals. When the preterm infant is separated from its mother the parent-child interaction is impeded. In the last few decades, there has been increasing interest in the effectiveness of massage as an intervention to …
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Social support among mothers of infants who were hospitalized for an extended period from birth
… the population of infants currently receiving care in neonatal intensive care units. The survival rate of infants who are severely disabled or critically ill has increased. Consequently, the care of infants with special needs has become both more complex and broader in base. These new …
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Association Between New Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension in Extremely Premature Newborns
… complications of premature newborns treated in neonatal intensive care units. This thesis provides a deep review of the pathogenesis of BPD, the association of hypoxia with the development of BPD associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH), and a discussion of BPD-PH as a whole. Echocardiographic …
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Ethics Education in Neonatology: The Past, The Present, and Hope For A Future
… has, in turn, given rise to ethical dilemmas in neonatal intensive care units with a regularity and intensity equally unmatched. In spite of this, very few fellowships in neonatal-perinatal medicine offer formal education and training in ethics.
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Infection Control: Reducing Hospital Acquired Central Line Bloodstream Infections
… a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (Ceballos, Waterman, Hulett, & Makic, 2013). It’s estimated that each neonatal bloodstream infection costs about $35,000 and adds about two weeks to a baby’s hospital stay (Akron's Children Hospital, 2015). This project …
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SDTDMn0 : a multidimensional distributed data mining framework supporting time series data analysis for critical care research
… it can be detected by physicians and nurses. Neonatal Intensive Care Units are some of the highest information producing areas in hospitals. The multidimensional and distributed nature of the data further adds another layer of complexity as physiological changes can occur in one data stream or …
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Agnostic Testing Kiosk for Remote Vitals Sensing
… designed for patients spanning from infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) to elderly confined to the home. Many of which utilize a similar collection of sensors designed to collect data without making physical contact with the patient. Despite similarities between the systems, each was …
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Comparative analysis of Cronobactor sp. with respect to genomic diversity and physiology
… years, some outbreaks of bacterial infection in neonatal intensive care units have been traced to powdered infant formula contaminated with Cronobacter species, causing life-threatening diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis and meningitis. This study for the first time presents growth data …
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Implementing Emergency Bedside Backpacks in the NICU to Improve Patient Outcomes
… plan, has become an essential recommendation for Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Emergent situations have resulted from past natural disasters proving the need for additional planning when it comes to units with fragile populations. Research has shown instituting a specialized disaster plan, …
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Vaccination Of Preterm Infants: Knowledge And Practices Of Healthcare Workers In South Africa
… To determine practices and knowledge of healthcare workers (HCWs) regarding vaccination of preterm infants in South Africa (S.A) Study design: Online cross-sectional survey of HCWs involved in neonatal care in state and private neonatal intensive-care units in S.A. Results: A total of 245 …
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Process and Outcome Disparities in NICUs: A Grounded-Theory Study
… This dissertation explored the process of care within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) that may be impacting neonatal health outcomes, as perceived by NICU registered nurses (RNs).</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> NICUs are one of healthcare’s most demanding environments. Persistent …
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Genetics In The Nicu: Nurses’ Perceived Knowledge and Desired Education
<p>A large proportion of infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have genetic conditions. NICU nurses play an important role in providing comprehensive care to these patients and their families. Previous research has demonstrated gaps exist in the genetics knowledge of nurses and …
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Dynamic risk adjustment of prediction models using statistical process control methods
… useful to the decision making process in patient care. Many models, such as the score of neonatal physiology (SNAP II) that predicts in-hospital mortality, have been well validated on several large populations. However, the performance profile of such models in the midst of changing …
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Integrative Metagenomic Approaches to Study Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Microbial Functions in the Preterm Infant Gut Microbiome
… particularly the survival of preterm infants. In neonatal intensive care units, antibiotics are frequently administered because these infants are at high risk of severe bacterial infections. However, early-life antibiotic exposure can alter the developing gut microbiome and promote the enrichment …
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‘Behind the scenes’: Stories of grandmothering in the neonatal intensive care unit. An autoethnographic, narrative study
… who had a critically ill grandchild in a neonatal intensive care unit. There is a wealth of research on the parents of premature or sick babies, but the parents’ parents are an ignored area in nursing and midwifery literature. In July 2013, my grandson was born seven weeks early and became …
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Safe Sleep in the NICU Environment for SIDS Prevention
… infants less than one year of age. Historically, Neonatal Intensive Care units have been exempt from following SIDS safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP) for SIDS prevention due to patient medical status and environment. However, in 2011 these guidelines were …
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Contribution à l’optimalisation du support nutritionnel et de la croissance des prématurés de très faible poids à la naissance
… restriction (PNGR) is a common finding during neonatal hospitalization in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Insufficient nutritional support during the first weeks of life is responsible of major cumulative protein and energy deficit that has been considered as malnutrition. VLBW infants …
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The effect of nursing interventions on thermoregulation and neuromotor function in very low birthweight infants
The prone position is used routinely in neonatal intensive care units worldwide in the nursing of preterm infants because of reported beneficial psychological effects This position can, however, lead to development of flattened posture very low birthweight (VLBW) infants and contributes to both …
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