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Was adding placement of EKG leads to NRP a good idea after all?

AllThingsNeonatal posted a blog entry in All Things Neonatal, July 26

Is it a good idea to place EKG leads during neonatal resuscitation? And is the good old stethoscope still an important tool? Read this blog post by Michael Narvey.

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99nicu.org, Yesterday at 11:32 AM

Hy tape

Petri Mansvelt posted a topic in nursing the neonate, August 8

Do you fixate nasal ET tubes with the Hy Tape?
If yes, please share your experience!

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Stefan Johansson, Wednesday at 05:39 PM

AVEA VG

bimalc posted a topic in pulmonary disorders, July 27

Does anyone have experience using a proximal flow sensor with an AVEA ventilator in Volume Guarantee mode? What is the smallest volume that can be reliably delivered?
Please share your experience!

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Stefan Johansson, August 8

Breast milk messes in the NICU

NICU RN 7 posted a topic in breastfeeding and breast milk, July 26

Breast milk spills are a normal part of pumping and feeding infants in the NICU.
How do you manage milk spills/spots?
What solutions do you use for cleaning and who is responsible for getting the work done?
Please share your input into this discussion!

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Stefan Johansson, August 8

Next 99nicu meetup coming up in 2019!

Francesco Cardona posted a topic in Congresses and courses, July 6

Next 99nicu meetup coming up in 2019!
Bookmark 7-10 April , for travels to...

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Stefan Johansson, July 13

VZIG not available, what can i do ??

Aymen Eshene posted a topic in infections, June 29

Urgent question in the forums: what to do for an infant exposed to chickenpox at delivery when no VZIG is available. Please share your comments!

4 replies

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Stefan Johansson, June 29

Hospital or Home Based Therapy For Neonatal Abstinence?

AllThingsNeonatal posted a blog entry in All Things Neonatal, June 28

Hospital or Home Based Therapy For Neonatal Abstinence?
A valid question put fw by Michael Narvey in another thoughtful blog post.

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Stefan Johansson, June 28

Post-discharge apnea monitoring in extr preterm infants?

Stefan Johansson posted a topic in pulmonary disorders, June 27

Post-discharge apnea monitoring in extr preterm infants?
Do you recommend it and if yes, how?
Please share your comments (and guidelines, if any).

6 replies

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99nicu.org, June 27

Dose of antibiotics for infant with hydrops fetalis

Andrej Vitushka posted a topic in drug treatment and analgesia, June 25

Dose of antibiotics for infant with hydrops fetalis - how would you dose-adjust on weight? Share your thoughts!

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Stefan Johansson, June 26

Skin to Skin - Guideline

ali posted a topic in nursing the neonate, June 25

Skin to Skin - do you have formalised guidelines how to get extremely preterm infants skin-2-skin (resp support/lines/temp instability etc)? Please share!

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99nicu.org, June 25

Surfactant lavage!

Hamed posted a topic in gastroenterology, June 21

Do you perform surfactant lung lavage in your unit? If “Yes”, share when and how you do this!

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99nicu.org, June 22

How long should we treat preterm infants with caffeine?

AllThingsNeonatal posted a blog entry in All Things Neonatal, June 21

How long should we treat preterm infants with caffeine?
New great blog post by Michael Narvey. You will get confused on a higher level :)

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Stefan Johansson, June 21

Anti-reflux medications after esophageal atresia repair - it is used in your settings?

Stefan Johansson posted a topic in gastroenterology, June 20

Anti-reflux medications after esophageal atresia repair - it is used in your settings?
If yes, how?
And why?

7 replies

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99nicu.org, June 20

Next generation sequencing in the NICU

bimalc posted a topic in technical equipment, June 13

Next generation sequencing (NGS) can have a high diagnostic yield in the patients admitted to NICU with suspected genetic disorder. However, because of cost (and other reasons) this testing is not always available. Reply to a 2-question poll and comment!

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Stefan Johansson, June 16

Would you dare? Intubation on parent's chest

cathfriday posted a blog entry in spotted: NICU, June 16

Would you dare to intubate an infant on a parent's chest?
Read this spotted:NICU blog post and share what you think about it!

4 replies

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Stefan Johansson, June 16

Methylene Blue

bimalc posted a topic in cardiovascular problems, June 13

Anyone with experience in the use of Methylene Blue for hypotension refractory to multiple pressors?
Please share comments and experience!

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99nicu.org, June 14

Practicing neonatologist in the Netherlands

axf10 posted a topic in Job Board, June 14

Any practicing neonatologists in the Netherlands here? A members seeks info about the logistics of using a United States board certification in the Netherlands. Any insight will be greatly appreciated!

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Stefan Johansson, June 14

Empiric Antibiotics for NEC

bimalc posted a topic in infections, June 13

What are folks using as empiric antibiotics for NEC in your local units?
Share your strategies!

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Stefan Johansson, June 13

Big Thinking at the Dept of Brilliant Ideas

Stefan Johansson posted a blog entry in Reflections incubated in the 99nicu HQ, June 12

Big Thinking at the Dept of Brilliant Ideas.
New blog post by Stefan Johansson in the Global Village of Neonatology, about an exciting and community-driven project.

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99nicu.org, June 12

We welcome our new blog writer Paul Crossley, founder of 1in10

99nicu.org posted an article in 99nicu News, June 11

We welcome our new blog writer Paul Crossley, NICU Dad and founder of 1in10!

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99nicu.org, June 11

Skin care of the tiniest

AntoineBachy posted a topic in nursing the neonate, June 9

Skin care of the tiniest - how do you do it?
Please share your guidelines!

15 replies

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99nicu.org, June 9

Still performing awake intubations in newborns? Maybe this will change your mind.

AllThingsNeonatal posted a blog entry in All Things Neonatal, May 31

Still performing awake intubations in newborns?
Maybe this will change your mind.
Read this great post by Michael Narvey!

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Stefan Johansson, May 31

The Finnish way of caring

cathfriday posted a blog entry in spotted: NICU, May 26

Read the first post "The Finnish way of caring" in our new blog "spotted:NICU", by a Katarzyna Piątek, jr doctor from Poland. With a hobby to visit NICUs around Europe!

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Stefan Johansson, May 27

A baby with feeding difficulty

Aymen Eshene posted a topic in Virtual NICU, May 26

Virtual NICU Alert: infant with feeding difficulty, what could be the problem? The case history (with video clip) is posted in the virtual NICU, i.e. you need to log in to read/see and comment.

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99nicu.org, May 26

Clinical scales in NICU really used

Andrej Vitushka posted a topic in education, organisation and evaluation, May 24

What clinical scales or scores do you use in NICU (except Apgar score)?
Silverman, Downes, GCS pediatric, Sarnat? What else?
Please share your practices here!

11 replies

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99nicu.org, May 25

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