Physiological Criteria for Admission and Discharge

[Guest aymaniham]

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to know the physiological criteria you use for admission and discharge from neonatal intensive care unit and intermediate care nursery.

Thanks

[Guest sameera_reddy]

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to know the physiological criteria you use for admission and discharge from neonatal intensive care unit and intermediate care nursery.

Thanks

[Guest sameera_reddy]

The physiological criteria for admission to NICU are temperature instability,glycemic status fluctuations and other similar situations and for discharge are appropriate PCV,STABLE SUGARS,euthermia,hemodynamic stability,gestational age of>34 wks,consistently gaining weight and breast feeding/pallada feeds established with mother or care giver trained enough to take care post discharge-Dr.Sameera Reddy