SERVELI S.

The purpose of this article is to describe the long-distance, nonstop intercontinental transport of a severely ill, mechanically ventilated newborn from Shanghai, China, to Genoa, Italy focusing in particular on the clinical and planning difficulties. The aircraft equipment, the assessment and preparation for transport are discussed.

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Aims: To investigate timing of oral feeding (OF) introduction and full oral feeding (FOF) achievement in preterm infants and to explore factors associated with feeding progression. Methods: Retrospective review of 100 medical records of preterms ≤32 weeks of gestation (GA) without major complications. Outcome measures were timing of OF...

Objective The study aimed to assess whether there was any difference in the transition time to full oral feedings between parent-administered and professional-administered premature infant oral motor intervention (PIOMI). The study also evaluated parental satisfaction with performing the intervention through an open-ended questionnaire. Study...

Introduction. Healthcare-associated infections are important events in neonatal intensive care unit. Hand hygiene is considered one of the most important procedures to control these complications. Methods. Healthcare workers procedures for patient's approaching were directly monitored from February to April 2018 in the Neonatal Intensive Care...

Introduction. To evaluate the aetiology of neonatal invasive diseases (positive cultures from blood or cerebrospinal fluid, CSF) due to bacteria other than coagulase-negative staphylococci in a large tertiary care centre and compare with results of surveillance cultures. Methods. Retrospective analysis of microbiological data of children...