Respiratory Support & Monitoring

A father has used his tech knowledge for making a brilliant apnea monitor for his baby http://technabob.com/blog/2012/08/21/wii-mote-baby-breathing-detector/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechnabobtechNewsBlog+%28Technabob%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Few good audiovisual podcasts on equipment training is avaialble at http://www.newbornwhocc.org/ONTOP.htm

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We all are aware of the fact that infants on mechanical ventilation need good nursing care, and we would like to promote this topics during July. The 99nicu Poll in July is about nursing guidelines and whether you have a written protocol for such care. If you want to upload your own protocol, please do. You can add attachments to your post. If you need help to add a protocol to your post, please email me on info@99nicu.org and I will assist you.

Just as drugs can get recalled when a problem is discovered, the same can happen with any medical equipment. Your hospital Bio-med division/department should be the one to alert you in case of any equipment recall. They should be immediately informed of any such recall either by the supplier/manufacturer/authorized agent/distributor or by the local governmental authorities. However it is always better to be extra sure to keep an eye on the following websites: Archived FDA Recall notices: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ArchiveRecalls/default.htm Current Recalls http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/RecallsCorrectionsRemovals/ListofRecalls/default.htm …

Hello, a cordial greeting for all. I wanted to know if somebody has experience with the use of the mechanical ventilator STEPHANIE from F. Stephan GmbH. Thank you ahead of time, Fernando Agama C. Hospital "Dr. Enrique Garcés" Quito-Ecuador

Does anyone out there in Preemie World use the B Braun pumps in their NICU? Please contact me if you do at babymover@hotmail.com. I would like to ask you some questions. Thank you.

How many caps and mask are daily used in your NICU on an average per staff? Do you use disposable ones or one made of clothes? A lot of masks and caps are daily used in our small unit. Can't understand how to monitor? Please give your advice as per your NICU policy.

I just came across a very interesting initiative, taken by Ian Callander,an Australian neonatologist; the development of an open-source software platform for collection of clinical data during neonatal care. As I understand it, the data can be used for quality control, follow-up statistics, and clinical audit. More info is posted here: http://home.iprimus.com.au/Callanders/

I am looking for something more comfortable for the nurses to use in the NICU. We currently allow parents to wear hospital patient gowns but the staff must wear yellow gowns when holding the infants. The yellow gowns we use are stiff, hot, just plain uncomfortable. What do other hospitals do, any suggestions. Thanks