OBJECTIVE To identify and summarize the requirements of an optimized CPOE application for pediatric intensive care. METHODS We analyzed the medication process and its documentation in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (PICU/NICU) of two university hospitals using workflow analysis techniques, with the aim of implementing computer-supported physician order entry (CPOE). RESULTS...

Volume 95 No. 5 May 2012 a newborn Male, delivered by Caesarean section after induction at 41 weeks of gestation for failure to progress, was admitted to the Women and Infants’ Hospital (WIH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a large vascular mass on his left knee (Figure 1). Routine prenatal US had been normal and the pregnancy had been uneventful. Physical examination at delivery was o...

This is a qualitative study aimed at analyzing the performance of healthcare professionals, as well as their contribution to a holistic-oriented care towards newborn babies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The study was carried out in the Sofia Feldman Hospital, in Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The study's subjects were ten healthcare professionals who cared for newbor...

The general purpose of this investigation was to identify parent and nursing staff expectations regarding the nurse's role in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). A descriptive study was carried out using a qualitative approach and interviews were conducted at a NICU in the interior of the State of São Paulo. Results showed new expectations on the part of parents and professionals regarding th...

BACKGROUND Bloodstream infection (BSI) is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infection in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The aim of the present study was to determine bacterial agents and their susceptibility patterns to antibiotics and to investigate the risk factors associated with BSI. METHODS This was a nested case-control study carried out from September 2009 to June 2010...

Background Since 2013, weekly screening for multidrug-resistant gramnegative (MDRGN) bacteria is performed in German neonatal intensive care units (NICU). National guidelines recommend considering these colonization analyses antibiotic treatment regimens. Our retrospective single center study provides insight into the clinical dichotomy of bacterial and infection rates neonates.

AIM The aim was to translate the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU) into the Swedish language and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version. METHOD The PSS: NICU was translated into Swedish using the process of forward-backward translation. Thereafter, an internal panel of neonatal nurses (n = 10) assessed face and content validity and a pan...

Background: Neonatal jaundice is one of the commonest conditions which require hospital admission in newborns.Objective:To assess baseline knowledge and attitude mothers about newborn who attended Intensive Care Unit (NICU) a tertiary care hospital.Methods:This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 324 (NICU)of Dr. M R Khan Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, with their...

Recent studies show that the well-being of patients and performance healthcare professionals in modern neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are severely affected by amount auditory alarms sound nuisance. This paper presents a semi-systematic review on topic environmental NICU, where current themes, insights, limitations highlighted. Furthermore, it outlines results an observation NICU environm...