Practical Procedures

How smart are IV pumps, really? NEVAT (Neonatal European Vascular Access Team) is conducting an international survey exploring clinicians' experiences with infusion safety and flow variability during neonatal intravenous therapy. [survey link] We are currently receiving responses from neonatal clinicians around the world, but we need additional participants to strengthen the study and improve a more global representation. The survey takes approximately 2.5 minutes and is completely anonymous. Every Drop Counts.

Hi Everyone Whilst we have Intraosseous devices on our resuscitation trolleys the question has been raised that they are used so infrequently how do we ensure that we maintain training and competence in its use? How have other Units dealt with this? As one of my colleagues astutely observed, training does not necessarily confer competence. Thank you for your thoughts Al

Hello 99ers, A little belated but Happy New Year to everyone. I work in a tertiary centre in the UK and have been approached in regard to adopting the use of cyanoacrylate glue for line fixation. Would be extremely grateful for your thoughts, opinions and experiences on its use. I am not sensing a wide ‘buy in’ in the UK currently and would like to unpick any themes. Grateful for your time. Warmest wishes Al

Hi everybody! We are conducting a survey to assess the perceptions and/or use of autologous cord blood transfusion for neonatal cardiac surgery. Please, all of you working with congenital heat disease, help us out! It will only take 5 minutes. Thank you so much! https://forms.office.com/e/PU1Z0pexXN

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.

Dear Colleagues, A collaborative team of Spanish and Italian researchers specialized in neonatal pharmacology, infectious diseases, and vascular access has developed a survey focused on managing vascular access devices across Europe. Some team members are affiliated with the European Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR) and the European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC). The survey aims to better understand how neonatologists manage vascular access devices in European Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) during clinical practice. Additionally, we strive to explore the potential adherence to local or international guidelines. We recommend that the …

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 ?