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WEB4 days ago · s an edition of ADC from BMJ and RCPCH, publishing perinatal & neonatal medicine research and reviews. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Archives of Disease in Childhood is led by Dr Nick Brown, clinician, epidemiologist and international child health expert.
WEBa single CRP value for proven sepsis was 64% (95% CI 53 to. 59) with a positive predictive value of only 14% (95% CI 11 to. 17).45 However, if serial CRP values remain normal, there is a low likelihood of infection with a negative predictive value of nearly 100%46 The 2021 NICE guidelines recommend use of.
What’s new in the management of neonatal early-onset sepsis?
WEBThe expert guidelines highlighted in this review provide an evidence-based framework for approaching at-risk infants and allow for a more limited and standardised approach to antibiotic use. While these guidelines have significantly reduced antibiotic utilisation worldwide, optimally each unit would individualise their approach to early onset sepsis (EOS) based on the neonatal population they ...
Management and investigation of neonatal encephalopathy: 2017 …
WEBThis review discusses an approach to determining the cause of neonatal encephalopathy, as well as current evidence on resuscitation and subsequent management of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Encephalopathy in neonates can be due to varied aetiologies in addition to hypoxic-ischaemia. A combination of careful history, examination and the judicious use of investigations can help ...
About | ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition
WEBIt focuses on all aspects of child health and disease from the perinatal period (in the Fetal and Neonatal edition) through to adolescence. ADC includes original research reports, commentaries, reviews of clinical and policy issues, and evidence reports. Areas covered include: community child health, public health, epidemiology, acute ...
Trends in the incidence and management of hypoxic-ischaemic ...
WEBObjective Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality and neurodisability. We aimed to determine the incidence of HIE and management patterns against national guidelines. Design Retrospective cohort study using the National Neonatal Research Database. Setting Neonatal units in England and Wales. Patients Infants 34–42 weeks gestational age (GA) with a ...
Authors | ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition
WEBWhen publishing in ADC: Fetal & Neonatal, authors choose between three licence types – exclusive licence granted to BMJ, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY (Creative Commons open access licences require payment of an article processing charge).As an author you may wish to post your article in an institutional or subject repository, or on a …
Nucleated red blood cells in the fetus and newborn
WEBNormal newborn values. In 1924, Lippman 9 reported nRBCs in the blood of 41 of 42 newborns in the first day of life. These cells constituted about 500 nRBCs/mm 3 or 0.1% of the newborns' circulating red blood cells. Since then, many investigators have reported similar values at and shortly after birth (table 1).
Neonatal thrombocytopenia: causes and management
WEBNeonatal thrombocytopenia is a common clinical problem. Thrombocytopenia presenting in the first 72 hours of life is usually secondary to placental insufficiency and caused by reduced platelet production; fortunately most episodes are mild or moderate and resolve spontaneously. Thrombocytopenia presenting after 72 hours of age is usually secondary to sepsis or necrotising enterocolitis and is ...
Congenital brachial palsy: incidence, causes, and outcome in the …
WEBMay 1, 2003 · Objectives: To determine the incidence and study the causes and outcome of congenital brachial palsy (CBP). Design: Active surveillance of newborn infants using the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit notification system and follow up study of outcome at 6 months of age. Setting: The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Participants: Newborn infants presenting with a flaccid paresis of the ...