AIM Extremely premature infants experience long hospitalisation and high readmission rates within 30 days of discharge. This quality control investigation retrospectively explored the impact of the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE©) programme on these rates in an all referral, Level-IV small baby intensive care unit setting. METHODS The parents of 303 extremely premature in...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Different and specific MR imaging patterns of lesions involving WM are widely defined in neonatal encephalopathy. The aim of this study was to describe a novel MR imaging pattern of damage characterized by the abnormal prominence of DMVs in premature and full-term neonates. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-one (11 premature and 10 full-term) neonates with MR imaging evidenc...

Continuous noninvasive monitoring of oxygenation in premature neonates with respiratory distress is essential to avoid the potential complications of hypoxemia and hyperoxia. The accuracy and reliability of pulse oximetry (using an Ohmeda Biox) was evaluated in 15 premature neonates. Pulse oximetry oxygen saturation readings closely approximated arterial oxygen saturation values analyzed by an ...

Objective: Preterm infants are prone to intraventricular hemorrhage. They may suffer from significant morbidity and mortality particularly in those with high-grade hemorrhage. Our objective was to determine the incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage in premature infants transported to a tertiary center compared with those delivered at the level III facility. Methods: We evaluated all prematur...

In children, laser acupuncture is used more often than needle acupuncture in Western countries, due to their aversion to needles. When applying laser acupuncture to premature babies and neonates, firstly the degree of the thermal increase to the skin has to be evaluated so as to guarantee safe application. The patients were premature neonates before their discharge from hospital. The measuremen...