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View article: Editorial: POCUS for neonates - advancing care with point-of-care ultrasound
Editorial: POCUS for neonates - advancing care with point-of-care ultrasound Open
View article: Utility of point-of-care ultrasound of the liver in the neonatal intensive care unit: experience from a case series
Utility of point-of-care ultrasound of the liver in the neonatal intensive care unit: experience from a case series Open
Introduction Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly being utilized for the management of sick and premature neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). While neonatologist-performed cranial, lung, and cardiac ultrasound …
View article: Robertmurraya beringensis Causing Late-Onset Sepsis in Neonates: A Case Series of a Hitherto Unreported Organism
Robertmurraya beringensis Causing Late-Onset Sepsis in Neonates: A Case Series of a Hitherto Unreported Organism Open
Late-onset sepsis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates. Gram-positive organisms are increasingly being recognized as causing clinically significant sepsis. Bacillus beringensis was first reported as a novel s…
View article: Indian academy of pediatrics (neonatology chapter) recommendations for evidence-based neonatal skincare and protocols for hospitalized neonates
Indian academy of pediatrics (neonatology chapter) recommendations for evidence-based neonatal skincare and protocols for hospitalized neonates Open
Introduction Infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face a significant risk of skin barrier damage due to various factors related to their condition and the medical interventions they receive. The Neonatology Chapter of the India…
View article: Severe chikungunya infection in children: A case series from Western Maharashtra
Severe chikungunya infection in children: A case series from Western Maharashtra Open
Chikungunya (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by arbovirus. This is a case series of 36 children below 18 years of age hospitalized with acute severe CHIKV infection requiring intensive care, between June 2024 and September …
View article: Guidelines for the use of lung ultrasound to optimise the management of neonatal respiratory distress: international expert consensus
Guidelines for the use of lung ultrasound to optimise the management of neonatal respiratory distress: international expert consensus Open
A panel of experts agreed on 18 statements regarding managing infants with respiratory distress. Using LUS may help design future interventional studies and improve the benchmarking of respiratory care outcomes.
View article: Oral sildenafil versus bosentan for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a randomized controlled trial
Oral sildenafil versus bosentan for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a randomized controlled trial Open
View article: The use of a simple and affordable skin patch for measurement of transcutaneous bilirubin levels in neonates during phototherapy
The use of a simple and affordable skin patch for measurement of transcutaneous bilirubin levels in neonates during phototherapy Open
Background Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements during and after phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia must be performed on unexposed skin. There are commercially made skin patches for this purpose, but they are relatively unavailable…
View article: Efficacy of an online lung ultrasound module on skill acquisition by clinician: a new paradigm
Efficacy of an online lung ultrasound module on skill acquisition by clinician: a new paradigm Open
Introduction Lung ultrasound (LUS) as an assessment tool has seen significant expansion in adult, paediatric, and neonatal populations due to advancements in point-of-care ultrasound over the past two decades. However, with fewer experts a…
View article: Lung Ultrasound as a Novel Tool to Assess the Severity and Management of Neonatal Pneumonia
Lung Ultrasound as a Novel Tool to Assess the Severity and Management of Neonatal Pneumonia Open
The use of lung ultrasound in neonatal intensive care units has greatly increased in recent years.Multicentric studies and meta-analyses have shown ultrasound as a tool with good sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of severe neona…
View article: Transcranial Doppler: A New Stethoscope–Voiceover Tool for Neonatal Brain
Transcranial Doppler: A New Stethoscope–Voiceover Tool for Neonatal Brain Open
Background: Cerebral Doppler ultrasound is an emerging bedside tool to measure cerebral perfusion in premature and critically ill neonates.The review focused on maturation and disease-associated Doppler spectra in neonates for diagnostic a…
View article: Diagnostic utility of lung ultrasound in predicting the need for surfactant therapy in preterm neonates with respiratory distress
Diagnostic utility of lung ultrasound in predicting the need for surfactant therapy in preterm neonates with respiratory distress Open
Background Lung ultrasound is an accurate and early predictor for surfactant replacement therapy in respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) as compared to clinical parameters and chest x-ray. However, lung pathologies for respiratory distress …
View article: Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations for Skin Care in Healthy, Full-Term Neonates in India
Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations for Skin Care in Healthy, Full-Term Neonates in India Open
PURPOSE: Neonatal skin care practices guided by personal experience and preferences might be substantially different across different hospital settings. The aim of this consensus recommendation is to provide clinical practice guidance to h…
View article: Incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection among health care workers following vaccination: a cross sectional survey in Maharashtra
Incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection among health care workers following vaccination: a cross sectional survey in Maharashtra Open
Background: Despite the vaccines against COVID-19 being proven to be effective, there is the possibility of infection despite vaccination. Such risk may be potentially greater in healthcare workers (HCWs), because of enhanced rates of expo…
View article: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocol for systematic assessment of the crashing neonate—expert consensus statement of the international crashing neonate working group
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocol for systematic assessment of the crashing neonate—expert consensus statement of the international crashing neonate working group Open
Sudden unexpected clinical deterioration or cardiorespiratory instability is common in neonates and is often referred as a “crashing” neonate. The established resuscitation guidelines provide an excellent framework to stabilize and evaluat…
View article: Evidence-based consensus recommendations for skin care in healthy, full-term neonates in India
Evidence-based consensus recommendations for skin care in healthy, full-term neonates in India Open
Background: Neonatal skin care practices that are often guided by personal experience and preferences result in substantial variation in the practices being followed across hospital settings. The objective of this consensus recommendations…
View article: Cerebral Hemodyanamics in Stable Preterm Infants Before and After Packed Cell Transfusion
Cerebral Hemodyanamics in Stable Preterm Infants Before and After Packed Cell Transfusion Open
Introduction: In a year, around 3.5 million preterm deliveries occur in India alone. Some of these babies will require packed cell volume (PCV) transfusion. There is a paucity of robust data on effect of blood transfusions on the cerebral …
View article: Establishing a risk assessment framework for point-of-care ultrasound
Establishing a risk assessment framework for point-of-care ultrasound Open
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) refers to the use of portable ultrasound (US) applications at the bedside, performed directly by the treating physician, for either diagnostic or procedure guidance purposes. It is being rapidly adopted by …
View article: Establishing a Risk Assessment Framework for Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Establishing a Risk Assessment Framework for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Open
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) refers to the use of portable ultrasound (US) applications at the bedside, performed directly by the treating physician, for either diagnostic or procedure guidance purposes. It is being rapidly adopted by …
View article: Unusual case of immune haemolytic disease causing severe neonatal cholestasis in a newborn
Unusual case of immune haemolytic disease causing severe neonatal cholestasis in a newborn Open
Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is a very common entity witnessed in most of the newborns. Rarely are there events where the bilirubin levels reach extreme values mandating invasive therapy. Unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia when solely presen…
View article: Is COVID in Neonates Really Mild?
Is COVID in Neonates Really Mild? Open
View article: Pulmonary hypertension in late onset neonatal sepsis using functional echocardiography: a prospective study
Pulmonary hypertension in late onset neonatal sepsis using functional echocardiography: a prospective study Open
View article: Cranial Ultrasound in Moderate and Late Preterm Neonates: A Prospective Observational Study
Cranial Ultrasound in Moderate and Late Preterm Neonates: A Prospective Observational Study Open
Introduction: Preterm infants’ brain is vulnerable to ischemic and hemorrhagic injuries due to structural and molecular immaturities as well as associated co-morbidities, which is usually detected by bedside cranial ultrasound. Cra…
View article: Fresh Per Rectal Bleeding in Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS)
Fresh Per Rectal Bleeding in Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) Open
View article: Knocking Down the Diagnosis in Knock Knees
Knocking Down the Diagnosis in Knock Knees Open
An 8-year-old girl, born of 2 nd degree consanguineous marriage presented with bilateral lower limb deformity and not gaining height.Other problems included poor scholastic performance, diminished vision in both eyes especially at night an…
View article: Cerebral Hemodyanamics in Stable Preterm Infants Before and After Packed Cell Transfusion
Cerebral Hemodyanamics in Stable Preterm Infants Before and After Packed Cell Transfusion Open
BACKGROUND In a year around 3.5 million preterm deliveries occur in India alone. Some of these babies will require packed cell volume (PCV) transfusion. There is a paucity of robust data on effect of blood transfusions on the cerebral hemo…
View article: Feeding of Low Birth Weight Neonates
Feeding of Low Birth Weight Neonates Open
Nutrition in this critical period is essential for immediate outcomes such as changes in anthropometry (weight, length, and head circumference) as well as adverse effects like necrotizing enterocolitis. Nutrition also affects long-term adv…
View article: Role of Point-of-care Ultrasound Imaging in Neonatal Sepsis
Role of Point-of-care Ultrasound Imaging in Neonatal Sepsis Open
Neonatal sepsis remains a very common cause of morbidity and mortality.Point-of-care ultrasound imaging is a useful tool to determine the site of infection, the progress of sepsis, and prognosis/outcomes of septic neonates.The organ system…
View article: INCIDENCE OF LATE ONSET CULTURE POSITIVE NEONATAL SEPSIS AND ITS ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY PATTERN.
INCIDENCE OF LATE ONSET CULTURE POSITIVE NEONATAL SEPSIS AND ITS ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY PATTERN. Open
Background and objectives: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Because of difference in local epidemiology and variation with time, regular monitoring and updates on pathogen and their antimicrobial sen…