- Views for the Glues 😊
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Views for the Glues 😊
Hello 99ers, A little belated but Happy New Year to everyone. I work in a tertiary centre in the UK and have been approached in regard to adopting the use of cyanoacrylate glue for line fixation. Would be extremely grateful for your thoughts, opinions and experiences on its use. I am not sensing a wide ‘buy in’ in the UK currently and would like to unpick any themes. Grateful for your time. Warmest wishes Al
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Our Colleague Vicky Payne Recognized by the Neonatal Nurses Association in the UK
Truly well deserved, an absolute pleasure to have been an ANNP student under Vicky’s tutelage. 🥰
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ali scored 58% in a quiz: Neonatal Cyanosis: A Diagnostic Challenge
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Fortifier & Anti Reflux
Good afternoon 99ers, With a more focussed approach to starting Fortifier, we are encountering the challenge of adding Anti Reflux (AR) (alginate) supplements at the appropriate juncture. Does your Unit add Fort & AR in the same feed or do you work out a feeding regime that keeps these supplements separate? How early (ml/kg/day) are you introducing Fortifier? Thank you for your thoughts/opinions All the very best Al
- Budesonide Nebs No, Yes (if so When)?
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Chest Physio Delivery
Hi 99ers, Who delivers Chest Physio to your population. Is it provided as ad hoc provision by the Nursing team or on a more formal basis by Unit Physios. In particular I would be keen to hear from my UK colleagues. Many thanks Ali
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Budesonide Nebs No, Yes (if so When)?
Hi 99ers, Do you regularly use Budesonide nebs in the preterm population? If so what guides your use ( FiO2, mode of support, CXR changes ) and if so what is the length of the course (days or weeks). Not sure the evidence is there but it is becoming more prevalent. Thanks, have a good weekend 👍 Ali
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SMA Gold Prem HMF - Guideline
Hi everyone, Very much appreciate if anyone can share a Unit guideline on the making up of SMA fortifier, particularly to improve the consistency without over mixing and damaging the breast milk. Feel free to respond here or message me. Thanks Ali
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Adjustment TPN
Hi Kedar, would you mind highlighting the literature you refer to. I am curious as we tend to continue TPN until we reach 120ml/kg of enteral feed. Many thanks Al
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Join our next Concord Talk: ICOMP confirms - waiting with cord clamping saves preterm infants' lives
Hi Emily, are any UK units currently using the Concord platform? Thanks Ali
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Metabolic Bone Disease Guideline
Fantastic Paper, Fantastic Title 🙂thank you Pototo!!
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Metabolic Bone Disease Guideline
Hello everyone, Within our tertiary centre we are becoming increasingly aware of the challenges of hypophosphatemia and Vit D supplementation in our ELBW. Would anyone be kind enough to share their experiences and/or guideline in regard to MBD? Many thanks 99ers Alistair
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Hello and Neonatal Withdrawl Scoring tools
NAS !! I've been thinking a lot about NAS!! No, not Lil NAS X (although lime green scrubs.....) but SSRI/SNRI NAS 🙂 We are experiencing more admissions of infants being scored under the NAS (Finnegan Score) for maternal SSRI/SNRI use, but is this really the most effective scoring tool to use?. Would really like to hear other members thoughts and experiences on this topic, and what pharmacological approach is being administered? All the best Al
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Central Line Surveillance
Hi 99ers, Those LBW preterm infants with PICC lines for parenteral fluids, do you perform routine CRPs/infection markers in the otherwise well appearing infant? Many thanks Al
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Golden Hour Care of Preterm
Hi Everyone, Regarding Golden Hour, if IV access is proving difficult would you consider IM Abx to ensure they have been given within the hour? Thanks Al