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Filter by:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of positioning on respiratory functions of preterm infants after extubation. Hypothesis 0a (H0a): There is no difference between the oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels of preterm infants in supine and prone positions after extubation. Hypothesis 0b (H0b): There is no difference between the respiratory rate of preterm infants in supine and prone positions after extubation. Hypothesis 0c (H0c): There is no difference between the respiratory rhythms of preterm infants in supine and prone positions after extubation. Hypothesis 0d (H0d): There is no difference between respiratory distress in preterm infants in supine and prone positions after extubation.
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the use of clinical guidelines in kangaroo care (KB) practice on neonatal and maternal outcomes in premature infants. The study was a single-blind, parallel group (experimental-control), randomized controlled experimental design with pretest-posttest design. It was carried out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital in Konya province. Study data were collected from 40 premature newborns between September 2022 and November 2022. Premature infants in the intervention (n = 20) and control groups (n = 20) were determined by randomization method.
Objectives: Kangaroo care is a safe and effective alternative method to conventional neonatal care for newborn babies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of kangaroo care on the transition time to full oral feeding in preterm infants fed by gavage. Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial. This study was conducted in a level III neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital in eastern Turkey 50 premature babies with a birth weight of ≥ 1000 g and a gestational age of 27-36 weeks, and their mothers were included in the study. The cases were randomly divided into two groups: kangaroo care, which would be applied up to five days a week, and standard care. Records of cases were kept regularly from their hospitalization until they reached full oral feeding.
Non-nutritive sucking combined with a step-by-step oral feeding regimen shortens the total oral feeding cycle in premature infants
For the infant participating the study, ventilator settings and respiratory variables will be recorded every day and exported to a specific computer using the Servo Record Viewer version 1.0 (Maquet Critical Care AB, Getinge, Gothenburg, Sweden). Collected data gives the value for peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), expiratory tidal volume (Vt), peak Edi, minimum Edi, measured respiratory rate (RR), neural respiratory rate (nRR) and percentage of backup breaths for each minute. All the ventilator data will be inspected and compared with the event logs recorded automatically from the ventilator, which includes all the alarm notification, mode and setting changes, cables connection and disconnection data. Data during disconnection of the Edi cable, malfunction or dislocation of Edi catheter will be excluded from the analysis. The mean values during each day will be computed for each ventilatory variables. If there is a change in the ventilatory setting parameters, we will choose the one which was applied for longer duration in the 24-hour time period. The following clinical characteristics will be collected from medical records: gestational age at birth, birth weight, gender, the time and amount of feeding, medication during the study days, desaturation events, bradycardia events, suction time and methods.
The use of a mixture of helium with oxygen (heliox) as a breathing gas may be beneficial due to its unique physical properties, such as low density and high carbon dioxide (CO2) diffusion coefficient. In previous studies in neonates with respiratory failure, conventional ventilation with heliox was associated with improved oxygenation and selected respiratory parameters. The use of heliox may increase the effectiveness of intermittent nasal positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), but knowledge about the effects of such therapy on newborns is limited.The use of non- invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) allows synchronization and assessment of electrical activity of the diaphragm (EaDI) during heliox administration in premature babies with respiratory failure.
Erythropoietin (EPO) has been shown to be neurotrophic and neuroprotective in several animal models and some clinical studies. Our hypothesis is that EPO could improve long-term neurological outcomes in very preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term neuroprotective effect of repeated low-dose EPO (500 U/kg) in very preterm infants with IVH.
The principal objective was to conduct a 5 year; multi-center, observational follow-up study enrolling infants born to mothers who participated in the MOTOR clinical trial to determine the effects of maternal periodontal therapy during pregnancy on neonatal morbidity and mortality and whether this will result in lower incidence of functional neurological impairment.
Nutrition is a major issue for premature infants. Inappropriate nutritional intake during the first weeks of life is responsible for postnatal growth restriction and adverse long-term outcomes. This study aimed at evaluating the impact of the introduction of an updated, standardized, nutrition protocol on very premature infants' growth and morbidity, and the care givers' compliance to the new protocol.
An observational and prospective study involving about 30 healthy lactating mothers whose preterm infant(s) is/are hospitalized at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after childbirth and who can provide enough maternal milk (3mL) to be analyzed from 4th day of admission until 15th day of hospitalization or until discharge. Considering the lack of evidence related to breast milk nutritional composition from Brazilian lactating mothers of preterm infants; and also the utilization of human milk analyzer as a tool to optimize nutritional therapy and reach proper growth and development of preterm babies, this study aim to evaluate the nutritional composition of human milk from lactating mothers of preterm infant during the hospitalization, the infant grow and also the applicability of mid infrared (MIR) human milk analyzer (HMA) as a methodology.