Alcohol-impregnated port protectors to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement study ...

Objective Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of neonatal deaths in Asia but data remain scarce. We aimed to investigate the causative organisms and antibiotic resistance in neonatal care units in China, ...

Objective To report outcomes at 2 years corrected age for children of women recruited to a trial comparing alternative policies for timing of cord clamping and immediate neonatal care at very preterm ...

One in 10 newborns will be born before completion of 36 weeks’ gestation (premature birth). Infection and sepsis in preterm infants remain a significant clinical problem that represents a substantial ...

Background Infections are common complications of neonatal long lines. Heparin has been shown to prolong the effective duration of neonatal long lines and to reduce the ability of bacteria to adhere ...

Recommendations for no minimal taurine content of infant formulas should be reconsidered. Taurine (2-aminoethanesulphonic acid) was isolated from ox ( Bos taurus ) bile in 18271 but, until the mid to ...

AIMS The ability of oral vitamin K to eliminate all risk of vitamin K deficiency bleeding during the first three months of life was studied. METHODS Babies (n=182 000) in the north of England judged ...

AIM To compare the efficacy and safety of an indomethacin treatment strategy based on serial echocardiographic measurement of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) flow pattern with a standard protocol.

Objective To review the experience of the practice of withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration (WANH) and to describe parental perspectives on the process. Design A retrospective chart review ...

Objective Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality and neurodisability. We aimed to determine the incidence of HIE and management patterns against national ...

We introduced surfactant administration via supraglottic airway (otherwise known as the laryngeal mask airway or LMA) to treat respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants greater than 1.2 kg in two ...

Background Apnoea, desaturations and bradycardias are common problems in preterm infants which can be treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and nasal intermittent positive ...