Home Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice
Jaundice is almost universal in newborn infants and, where treatment is required, it is generally undertaken in hospital. However, it is possible to safely administer home phototherapy (HPT) for jaundice in patients’ own homes.
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Use of Hearing Protection in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) settings present neonates with many environmental hazards, including exposure to dangerous sound intensity levels. Noise levels in NICUs worldwide overwhelmingly exceed the recommendations for safe exposure by the American Academy of Pediatrics. AAP recommend minimizing noxious environmental stimuli for all neonates and frequently monitoring vital signs to detect stress. These sequelae of toxic stress in a newborn are all the more serious in NICU populations who are already at risk for developmental complications.
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aEEG improves the predictive ability of acute bilirubin encephalopathy
This study performed in-depth analysis of the graphic indicators of aEEG, and developed a clinical prediction model of Acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) based on aEEG
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Factors associated with neurodevelopment in preterm infants
Several studies have suggested that adverse neurodevelopment could be induced by systemic inflammation in preterm infants.
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Neuropediatrician interview regarding aEEG monitoring
Dr Dr.Pilar Medina, Neuropaediatrician from The Maternal Perinatal Institute, Lima, Peru, sharing her experience of bedside brain monitoring in the NICU with the Olympic Brainz Monitor.
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Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures
The ILAE classification of seizures and the epilepsies_ Modification for seizures in the neonate. Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures
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Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography signals in preterm infants with cerebral hemorrhage
This study evaluated aEEG signals in preterm infants with cerebral hemorrhage.
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Hearing screening in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia
Hyperbilirubinemia is toxic to the auditory pathways and to the central nervous system, leaving sequelae such as hearing loss and encephalopathy.
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Natus Medical Announces Acquisition of Innovative Newborn Care Technology
Natus Medical Incorporated announced the acquisition of Babybe GmbH and its patented remote mother to baby communication technology. The Babybe technology will add to Natus’s market leading Newborn Care portfolio of products.
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Delay in Treatment of Neonatal Seizures
In this study the authors reviewed the timing of AED treatment in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with long-standing expertise in using aEEG and a policy of active seizure treatment.
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