Background: With the increase in the number of premature neonates, there are concerns about the complications of this group. One of the common complications of preterm neonates is fungal sepsis. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of intravenous fluconazole on fungal sepsis and other complications related to premature newborns under 1200 g in a neonatal intensive care u...

OBJECTIVE To study the impact of initiating antibiotic policy on antibiotic consumption in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS This retrospective study was conducted between January, 2013 and December, 2014 in a 30 bed NICU. The antibiotic policy for neonatal sepsis was initiated on January 1st, 2014. The overall antibiotic consumption (Daily Defined Dose [DDD] per 100 patient-days...

BACKGROUND Neonatal sepsis is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality among the newborns in the developing world. OBJECTIVES To determine the common bacterial isolates causing sepsis in neonatal intensive care unit and its antibiotic susceptibility pattern. METHODS A one year discriptive prospective study was conducted in neonatal intensive care unit to analyse the results of blo...

conclusions due to the increasing resistance of pathogens to usual empirical antibiotics, it is reasonable to stress upon preventive measures, so that a minimum number of neonates develop sepsis. results coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons) were the most prevalent pathogens isolated from blood specimens in early and late-onset disease. escherichia coli and klebsiella were the most causative ...

abstract objective: to assess the incidence of thrombocytopenia and changes in various platelet parameters, in culture positive neonatal sepsis. methods: this was prospective study conducted over a period of one year from december 2009 to november 2010 in neonatal intensive care unit of dduh hospital, a tertiary care hospital in delhi, north india. all babies who were admitted during this perio...

background: the concept of family- centered care in neonatal intensive care unit has changed drastically in protracted years and has been used in various contexts differently. since we require clarity in our understanding, we aimed to analyze this concept. methods: this study was done on the basis of developmental approach of rodgers’s concept analysis. we reviewed the existing literature in sc...

Background: Thrombocytopenia (TTP) is one of the most common neonatal hematological disorders. The causes of neonatal TTP are very various, leading to large differences in the clinical profile of the affected neonates. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics, clinical diagnoses and short-term outcomes of neonatal TTP in Bahrami Children's Hospital. Material and ...

how to cite this article: rafiey h, soleimani f, torkzahrani sh, salavati m, nasiri m. scale development and psychometrics for parents’ satisfaction with developmental care in neonatal intensive care unit. iran j child neurol. autumn 2016; 10(4):16-24. abstract objective developmental care comprises a wide range of medical and nursing interventions used in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu...