the use of na bicarbnate is very precise, and i think this papers are usefull to find the correct answer:
1) Effects of Rapid versus Slow Infusion of Sodium
Bicarbonate on Cerebral Hemodynamics and
Oxygenation in Preterm Infants
Biol Neonate 2006;90:122–127.
2) Severe Umbilical Cord Acidemia and
Neurological Outcome in
Preterm and Full-Term Neonates
Biol Neonate 2005;88:27–34.
additionally, i think this paper it's usefull
Amer J Perinatol 2007; 24: 127-135
Fungal Colonization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Risk Factors, Drug Susceptibility, and Association with Invasive Fungal Infections
hi
i need to konw: Is useful the ret cam to diagnosis pre and post lasser of rethinopathy of premature infants? do you have one? what model ret cam or ret cam2? so, to help the development countries, do you donated one?
hi
to increase incidence of fungeal infections is directly proportional to use central catheters to TPN and prolonged time of antibiotics.
so many invesigators found no useful prophylactic antifungal therapy, only research it (blood and urine cultures periodically), and if you have the suspectius, start the therapy and wait it.
don't forget, if a preme faliure to thrive even an adequete calories intake, urine infection tract maybe is the reason. about the use of corn oil, Enfamil Premature Formula is made with this
hi,
in Guatemala, at Roosevelt Hospital specialy, there is a routine to make a gastric lavage at born, because you can made the diagnosis esophageal atresia, duodenale atresia, coanal nasal atresia.