Respiratory Support & Monitoring

We just learned, that the Neo Pod T Transporter Humidifier, will not be produced anymore. Which is a big issue for transporting our preemies. To my knowledge there is no other humidifier for transport available. Any thoughts or ideas? Yours Katja

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Sarah LifeLine replied January 7Jan 7

Hi, I am managing a child with persistent hypoglycemia. While balancing carbohydrates, feeding etc. there have been a bit to many blood samples for me to be comfortable with. I was reading Gomella (Gomella's Neonatology 8th edition, 2020 pp 588-589) and they mention CGM:s being approved for the use in newborns, although not routinely used in clinical practice. I would like to ask if any of your units have implemented continous glucose monitoring? Which are the indications, at what gestational ages and weights? Which are your experiences with CGM, positive or negative? Are there any limitations? Best, Gustaf

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frohlocke replied December 18, 2024Dec 18

Dear Colleagues The smallest macgills forceps that I can see online is the 6" 15cm (Infant). Is anyone using anything smaller for LISA and or nasal intubations please. Alok Sharma draloksharma74@gmail.com

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NHowold replied June 20, 2024Jun 20

Anyone here is aware or have a standard operating procedure to share, regarding the use of Microstream capnography in neonates, please?

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NHowold replied December 20, 20231 yr

Hi, As a fellow I would like to learn more about ventilating the preterm infant in a safe setting. Does anyone know about any good neonatal ventilation simulation software, for training and learning different ventilation strategies? Best regards, Gustaf

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Gustaf Lernfelt replied June 8, 20231 yr

I was wondering if anyone has come across a good/realistic design for a DIY incubator to be used in a rural low-resource setting to transport premature newborns to a 2nd or 3rd-level neonatal ward. Similarly, could anyone share a link for a low-cost DIY incubator to be used in a neonatal ward (not for transport). Specifically for preterms 33-34 weeks in their first 72 hours of life or for more premature babies (26-32) who are several weeks old and already weaned off respiratory support, and receiving hospital kangaroo care. Basically a design for a safe, heated low-cost DIY incubator design where a stable premature baby can avoid hypothermia while their mother is g…

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Jelli KA replied February 9, 20232 yr

hi all Can anybody please explain to me the role of I:E ratio if high oscillatory ventilation. and also what is PEEP in HFOV? thanks

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Neon replied June 21, 20222 yr

We got this email from colleagues in Cambridge UK, looking into novel ways to monitor vital signs and would like to ask all 99nicu members to join a short survey. Please consider to take this survey here: https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_23RCMdtgVhYaFAG

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Bernhard Bungert replied June 17, 20222 yr

Hello everyone, We have recently taken delivery of SLE6000s and with them the ability to deliver nasal HFO. I would be extremely grateful to hear from anyone who has experiences of its use, any issues, the type of respiratory physiology it suits, size of infants etc. Many thanks Al 😊😊

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Urs Zimmermann replied February 11, 20223 yr

We currently use the Freestyle glucose monitoring device (a variant of this one http://www.abbottdiabetescare.com/freestyle-lite-blood-glucose-monitoring-system.html) but feel frustrated about it. This monitoring system was evaluated at Karolinska about ten years ago (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16299875) and the correlation with our previous "gold standard" - venous blood sugars measured with the Hemocue machine - was found to be good. Now, we often see that low values obtained with the Freestyle are commonly normal when venous samples are measured by the regular lab or with Hemocue. What equipment do you use for blood glucose monitoring in your unit? …

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cmcdermott replied August 25, 20213 yr