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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.
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 ...
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 …
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 ...
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 ...
How reliably can paediatric professionals identify pale stool from ...
WEBBackground The success of surgery in infants with hepatobiliary disease is inversely proportional to the age when surgery was performed. Pale stool colour is a major indicator of biliary obstruction. However, simple recognition has been inadequate, resulting in late diagnosis and referral. Objective To assess the skills of healthcare professionals in recognising pale stools. Method Photographs ...
Fetal homologue of infant crying - ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition
WEBFour behavioural states are recognised in the human fetus and are comparable to those of the neonate: 1F (quiet sleep), 2F (active state), 3F (quiet awake), and 4F (active awake). State 5, or crying, is not considered to have a fetal correlate. In a study assessing the effects of exposure to tobacco and cocaine during pregnancy on fetal response and habituation to vibroacoustic stimulation ...
Implementation of this Framework for Practice - ADC Fetal
WEBDefinitions. In the UK, a stillbirth is legally defined as the birth of a baby with no signs of life at, or after, 24 completed weeks of gestation.. For consistency, we have used the term ‘fetus’ to describe the baby before birth, and ‘baby’ after birth.Within the document, ‘parents’ refers to the mother and her partner. We have used the terms ‘active care (survival focused ...
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 ...