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Objective
Increase the proportion of ≤33 weeks newborns exposed to mother’s own milk (MOM) oral care by 12 h of age by 20% over 2 years to support a healthier microbiome.
Study design
We implemented interventions to support early expression of colostrum and reliable delivery of resultant MOM to premature newborns. Statistical process control chart...
BACKGROUND
A serial clinical examination approach to screen late preterm and term neonates at risk for early onset sepsis has been shown to be effective in large academic centers, resulting in reductions in laboratory testing and antibiotic use. The implementation of this approach in a community hospital setting has not been reported. Our objective...
Background:
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) families are often overwhelmed by the discharge process. Their anxiety can inhibit learning and contribute to poor infant outcomes and increased healthcare utilization after discharge. Quality of the discharge teaching is the strongest predictor of discharge readiness, so NICUs must develop excellent...
Purpose:
Late Preterm Births (LPBs) between 34 and 36 6/7 weeks gestation are more likely to have hyperbilirubinemia, hypothermia, feeding difficulties, weight loss, hypoglycemia and/or sepsis and lead to early readmission. Care of the LPB program was implemented to assess if readmission rate would be reduced.
Methods:
Care of the LPB was dev...
We compared the change in passive respiratory system compliance (Crs) and resistance (Rrs) after albuterol aerosol treatment administered by either low-flow nebulizer (NEB) or a metered dose inhaler (MDI) and spacer into a ventilator circuit. We hypothesized that albuterol delivered to ventilated infants older than 7 days of life by an MDI and a sp...
