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Open vs. Closed cod nursing
Bernhard Csillag replied to Bernhard Csillag's post in a topic in Neonatal Nursing & Family-Centered CareManly very high sodium und hyperchloraemic acidosis. But also oliguria. We ended up with fluid rates of 210-250ml/kg/day. sauna is the way to go! thank you!
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Open vs. Closed cod nursing
Hi everybody! Our nurses got recommendations for nursing preterms - even extreme little ones - in an open cod. They say, that the movement of the air through the Arm-Holes is cooling the babies too much, if the cod is closed, and with an open cod, the heater keeps the baby warm enough. When we tried now open-cod-nursing temperature was not a problem (it wasnât before either), but what we noticed, was, that the extreme preemies needed a LOT more daily fluids than in the times of closed cod nursing. At least, this was a noticeable coincidence - and one, that supported our skepticism, as an open cod looses all the humidity. So right now we are in discussion, what is best for the little ones. Do you have similar experiences? Other thoughts? thanks, best wishes, Bernhard
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Phenobarbital Shortage
Thanks you for your answers. we used LEV for 1st line therapy for some years, but often ended up with a co-therap with phenobarbital, so we switched back to pheno as 1st line at the time the new ILAE Recomendatilns came out. so now we will do LEV as 1st line after temesta for acute therapy and Phenytoin as 2nd line, in case phenobarbital really is getting non available. thank you for your reply
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Phenobarbital Shortage
Hi Everyone! Our Pharmacy told us, that there is an rising shortage of phenobarbital. Being 1st line treatment for neonatal seizures again, this brings some problems with it. What would you prefer as 1st line treatment instead? - Guidelines are kind of favouring Phenytoin as an alternative - but has more significant sideefects. - Levetiracetam? Not that promising, right? Any alternatives? Best wishes, Bernhard
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Is anyone using etomidate in neonates / preterms?
I just came across some papers about etomidate for sedation - causing no haemodynamic problems, but I hardly find any paper or recommendation for or against using etomidate in neonates. What I learned so far: - No haemodynamic suppression - Not analgetic - very often onset of myocloni - High tone of pharyngeal muscels - so relaxation needed - Adrenal suppression - in a relevant duration? That one could be a relevant argument against using it in neonates. - 0,3 mg/kg/Dose - Don't know anything about neuroapoptosis. Any experiences? Thank you! best wishes, Bernhard
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NICE Bilirubin charts in mg/dl?
Hi! I suppose it is, because a rising bilirubin in the first 48h hours is most probably due to rhesus immunization and could rise so fast, that you wonât treat it soon enough - so with a rising bilirubin in the first 48h you should start treatment earlier. Perhaps it has something to do with an immature blood brain barrier, too. it is based on the work ob buthani ⌠as you mentioned before An approach to the management of hyperbilirubinemia in the preterm infant less than 35 weeks of gestation. J Perinatol 2012;32:660â4
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NICE Bilirubin charts in mg/dl?
There is also a good webapp for the preterm buthani values: https://pbr.stanfordchildrens.org
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What is the use of albumin in neonates?
We used Albumin a lot in former days either for correcting hypalbuminaemia, or for fluid blouses in assumption it holds the fluid inside the blood vessels. well, we learned, that it doesnât stay intravascular at all. Moreover it moves extravascular, takes fluid with it and binds it outside the vessels- making edema even worse and harder to resolve. We now use only Elomel isotonic for Volume therapy. now we only use albumine to correct hypalbuminaemia - but I really donât know if that is good either either. there is a paper called âUses and misuses of albumin during resuscitation and in the neonatal intensive care unitâ, that explains a lot: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2017.07.009 hope that helps, bernhard
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POCUS in the Acutely Deteriorating Neonate
Oh no, I missed it. Will there be a recording available? thx
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Medication for Intubation - How do you do it
⌠and how comfortable are you with your choice? So, we all know, that there has been and still is a wide variety of combinations for premedication for intubating a neonate - even more difficult when dealing with preterms. As far as I know, most current recommendations favour using an opioid, a muscle relaxants and mostly atropine. I âgrew upâ using thiopental and fentanyl +- Rocuronium and often times a second dose of fentanyl was needed until placing the tube (nasoteacheal) was tolerated. So for me, using Fentanyl and Rocuronium without an hypnoticum right away, makes me somewhat uncomfortable fearing too little medication effect and too much awareness. So, what is your combination and how do you feel using it? Iâm curious âŚ.
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Ampicillin Shortage in Austria
Hello everyone! In Austria we are facing an Ampicillin Shortage - I suppose this will be the same in whole Europe. As iv Amoxicillin is not common available, too, the question about the best alternative arises. Any thoughts on good alternatives to pair with an amonoglycoside? Or another combination? A possible empiric therapy would be Pip/Taz, but that would be too broad already, right? Would a combination of Flucloxacillin with Gentamicin or Tobramycin be enough? thank you for your thoughts! best wishes bernhard