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Filter by:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a preventable cause of blindness in babies who are born early i.e. premature. Internationally, there is a shortage of skilled ophthalmologists willing and able to screen for ROP. Even in the UK, not all hospitals have skilled ophthalmologists and premature babies have to travel to other hospitals, often long distances, to have their eyes examined. As a missed examination can lead to sight loss, this is a burden for families and carers of premature babies. To fill this gap, previous studies have explored the use of non-ophthalmologists healthcare workers to increase the workforce screening for ROP. Recently, the Optos ultra-widefield retinal-imaging device (Optos PLC, Dunfermline, Scotland, UK) has been used to help document different stages of ROP in infants. This specialised retinal imaging system uses an internal ellipsoid mirror to capture fundal imaging angles of up to 200 degrees, or more than 80% of the entire retina, in a single image. A single retinal image can be acquired in a quarter of a second and is automatically captured when the infant's pupils are aligned with the Optos imaging device. No contact with the eye is necessary to capture an image of the retina. To date, there are no studies that have validated the Optos as a nurse-led screening tool for ROP. This is a prospective study to determine and validate the feasibility of neonatal nurse-led retinal imagers for ROP screening employing the Optos imaging device. The main purpose of this study will be to test if it is possible for trained nurses to take good images of the back of babies eyes (retina) and if these images can be used by remotely placed ophthalmologists to diagnose and grade ROP. The investigators will compare how good the diagnosis and grading done using Optos images are compared to the current gold standard method (BIO). The investigators will also test how much agreement there is between ophthalmologists in interpreting Optos images by asking two ophthalmologists to grade the images.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of oral motor intervention (PIOMI) applied to preterm babies along with the smell and taste of breast milk on feeding parameters and the transition time to oral feeding. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does affect nutritional parameters PIOMI with the smell of breast milk? - Does affect nutritional parameters PIOMI with breast milk taste? Participants will consist of breast milk-scented PIOMI, breast milk-tasting PIOMI and control groups. Researchers will compare breast milk-scented PIOMI, breast milk-tasting PIOMI and control groups to see if early feeding skills.
The study aims to develop a prediction model of premature treatment termination in psychosomatic hospitals using a machine learning approach.
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of a breastfeeding support system on breast milk quantity and mother-infant attachment in preterm infants. This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a hospital in eastern Turkey between January and June 2022. The population of the study consisted of preterm infants and their mothers who received treatment and care in the NICU between the dates of the study. The study sample consisted of 70 preterm infants (35 experimental, 35 control) and their mothers who met the research criteria.
Umbilical cord clamping is an important intervention that routinely done for all neonates afterbirth. yet the optimal timing for this intervention remains controversial
The study was planned to determine the effect of rocking bed applied to preterm newborns on comfort, physiological parameters and cerebral oxygenase level (rSO2).
Premature ejaculation involves not only sexual problems but also relationship and communication difficulties, and behavioral approaches to the treatment of premature ejaculation are promising.
Preterm neonates who receive multi-sensory stimulation exhibit more neurobehavioral development than those who don't.
infants had a condition that might influence their responses to pain, e.g., congenital anomalies or severe illnesses requiring treatment with antiepileptics, muscle relaxants, or analgesic drugs.
This prospective study is planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of facilitated tucking position and gentle human touch practices on the pain experienced by newborns during heel blood collection. This study is planned to be carried out between 15 July and 15 December 2023 in the neonatal intensive care unit of a training and research hospital in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. The sample size was calculated based on the study of premature infants to determine the effect of facilitated tucking position on procedural pain. According to the results of the study, PIPP pain scores were determined as 11.88±3.05 in the intervention group (n=17) and 9.06±2.95 in the control group (n=17). The effect size of the study was determined as d= 0.939 at α=0.05 level and 95% confidence interval. It was decided to conduct the study with a total of 90 premature babies, 30 of whom were in the groups, in case of data loss during the study.