Objective: This study aims to assess the utility of a scoring system as predictor of neonatal mortality rate among the neonates admitted within one year to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Children’s Medical Center in Tehran, Iran. Material & Methods: Data were gathered from 213 newborns admitted to the NICU from September 2003 to August 2004. In addition to demographic data, Apga...

There are few specialized programs available to train occupational therapists and physical therapists to treat competently in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), yet hospitals are trying to fill such positions, and the need for advanced training is essential. A hospital-based program that provides clinical NICU training to therapists from other hospitals is presented. The program is short-te...

OBJECTIVE To compare the anxiety levels of mothers with newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and mothers with healthy newborns in a postpartum care service (PCS). METHODS This descriptive study was conducted in state and medical school hospitals located in Eskisehir and Afyon, Turkey. The first 200 mothers, including mothers with newborns in a PCS (n=100) and mothers with newborn...

BACKGROUND Although the number of high-risk neonates has increased in Korea, hospitals were reluctant to open or maintain neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to the low medical cost. Consequently, there were regional disparities in facilities, equipment, and neonatal health outcomes. For these reasons, the Korean government began to invest in neonatal care during the last decade. We identif...

Premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are highly susceptible to infection due to the immaturity of their immune systems, and nosocomial infections are a significant risk factor for death and poor neurodevelopmental outcome in this population. To investigate the impact of cleaning within a NICU, a high-throughput short-amplicon-sequencing approach was used to profile bacteri...

AIM Limited data have been available regarding critical congenital heart disease (CHD) screening in neonatal intensive care unit (NICUs). This study evaluated the feasibility of screening for CHD by adding pulse oximetry (POX) to clinical evaluation in a NICU in Shanghai, China. METHODS We screened 4128 eligible consecutive NICU admissions using POX plus clinical evaluation. Infants with posi...

OBJECTIVE This qualitative study aimed at understanding the experiences of fathers of very ill neonates in the NICU. METHODS Sixteen fathers of very ill and/or very preterm infants who had been in the NICU for >30 days were interviewed by a male physician. Fathers were asked about their level of comfort with or concerns about staff communication regarding their infant, about accessing informa...

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) design has transitioned away from the traditional open bay (OB), multi-bed rooms to single patient rooms (SPR). The change in design is in response to evidence that preterm infants can be adversely affected by routine intensive care unit (ICU) care and benefit from a physical space that reduces stimuli yet supports their health care needs [1]. In May of 2012,...

The incremental costs incurred by VLBW (less than 1,500 grams) infants during the first year of life accounted for one-third of the $11.4 billion spent in the U.S. on health care. Developmental care for VLBW infants focuses on light and noise management, coordination of interventions to minimize sleep interruptions and positioning/bundling the infant to prevent disorganizaiton and promote self-...

Methods We performed an analysis of a 10-year prospective observational cohort database of 6138 patients (58.2% of males, mean: age 55.9 ± 14.7 years, body weight 78.3 ± 15.6 kg, body mass index 26.9 ± 4.7, NICU stay 3.8 ± 5.3 days, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score on admission 10.63 ± 5.2) admitted to a single adult neurointensive care unit (NICU). There were 3462 (56.4%...