INTRODUCTION Entering the state of fatherhood combined with the birth of a preterm neonate puts fathers' mental health at risk. Paying attention to fathers as a major supporter for mothers is essential. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate anticipatory grief reactions among fathers with premature infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS The current descr...

Background Acute pain and distress during medical procedures are commonplace in newborn admitted to Intensive Care Unit and can have detrimental effects, if uncontrolled. Accumulating evidence suggests that neonate, as older children, could benefice of non pharmacological interventions (NPIs) to relive mild to moderate pain, anxiety and discomfort from minor invasive procedures. [1] These thera...

Of the many challenges facing professionals who practice in neonatal intensive care in the United States, the question of what type of facility is optimal has been debated for more than a decade. We have attempted to explore this question at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. The purpose of this article is to briefly summarize our work and other significant research findings regard...

kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is an aggressive endothelial-derived spindle cell neoplasm that occurs nearly exclusively during childhood and teenage years. the lesion grows rapidly and is often associated with kasabach-merritt syndrome. in this study a 24 days old male neonate who presented with an ill-defined deeply situated violaceous mass on his left arm is described. he had also anemia an...

objective critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy (cipnm) is a major complication of severe critical illness. previous studies have suggested that many risk factors such as sepsis, multiorgan failure, and neuromuscular blocking agents play a role in cipnm pathogenesis. the aim of this study was to evaluate possible risk factors in the development of cipnm in a pediatric intensive care unit...