Practical Procedures

How long can a Umbilical Artery line and an Umbilical Venous Line be used in an ELBW neonate when PICC line is not available. Various centers follow different protocols. Your views please

In ventilated babies requiring MRI, when feed and wrap technique is not effective resulting in motion artefacts affecting image quality, what is your experience with using sedation such as buccal midazalam.

Found a CD-ROM with the educational program "Head Ultrasound for the Neonatologist". Is it a bit old (says 2008) and one needs QuickTime installed to run it. It says it runs on Wind XP but I assume later Windows-versions should work too. Drop me a Direct Message if you are interested to get it, I give it away for free.

Do you use premedication for LISA/ MIST procedure? What combination do you use? We have started our LISA procedures successfully, but a lot of concerns from our faculty that we should be using premedication as we do for intubations. Any advice much appreciated.

When we can, must give olive oil ? Gestational age, dosage etc ?

Dear all! Do you on your ward routinely use US-guidance for putting PVC, PICC-line in and if so do only doctors do it and/or nurses? Experience? Also, any experience on so called "deep access canula" 32 mm vs 19 mm. Do they last longer? Any problems?

Does anyone have experience using nebulized gentamicin in neonates with pneumonia? Is there any evidence for this in neonates?

When we must give antibiotics in transient respiratoy tachypnea ? What is the importance of gestational age,patient clinic ?

fped-12-1395395 2.pdf The study underscores the viability of MST facilitated by an all-in- one micro kit for neonatal PICC insertion. Utilized by adept and trained inserters, this approach is associated with improved first-attempt success rates, decreased catheter-related complications, and fewer incidences of CLABSI. However…..enjoy reading.

Hi 99ers, Who delivers Chest Physio to your population. Is it provided as ad hoc provision by the Nursing team or on a more formal basis by Unit Physios. In particular I would be keen to hear from my UK colleagues. Many thanks Ali