Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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To describe thyroid alterations in term newborns (TNB) with fungal sepsis during NICU hospitalization. ⋯ Fungal sepsis is becoming more common among newborns admitted to NICU. Thyroid insufficiency could be a marker of disease severity with possible need for hormone supplementation.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
Comparative StudyCow's milk allergy: Evaluating tolerance through skin-prick test.
To evaluate the wheal diameter in allergy skin-prick tests (SPT) with cow's milk extract (CM) comparing tolerant and persistent patients. ⋯ Serial SPTs were useful for diagnosis, and a decrease higher than 50% in diameter can indicate the moment to perform oral food challenge (OFC) tests, helping to detect tolerance in CMPA.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
ReviewImportance of the use of protocols for the management of analgesia and sedation in pediatric intensive care unit.
Analgesia and sedation are essential elements in patient care in the intensive care unit (ICU), in order to promote the control of pain, anxiety and agitation, prevent the loss of devices, accidental extubation, and improve the synchrony of the patient with mechanical ventilation. However, excess of these medications leads to rise in morbidity and mortality. The ideal management will depend on the adoption of clinical and pharmacological measures, guided by scales and protocols. ⋯ Despite the lack of controlled and randomized clinical trials in the pediatric setting, the use of protocols, optimizing mild sedation, leads to decreased morbidity.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyRandomized controlled trial comparing nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation and nasal continuous positive airway pressure in premature infants after tracheal extubation.
To analyze the frequency of extubation failure in premature infants using conventional mechanical ventilation (MV) after extubation in groups subjected to nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (nIPPV) and continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). ⋯ We found that, despite the extubation failure of the group of premature infants submitted to nIPPV being numerically smaller than in premature infants submitted to nCPAP, there was no statistically significant difference between the two modes of ventilatory support after extubation.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
Comparative StudyCharacterization of the motor performance of newborns in a neonatal unit of tertiary level.
To characterize the motor performance of newborns in a neonatal unit of tertiary level and compare the results to the values recommended by the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP). ⋯ The newborns showed average scores compared to the TIMP reference values; however, there were two groups whose performances were within the low average. There was no significant difference in motor performance of newborns in the age groups of 38-39 and 40-41 weeks. This behavior suggests that the sample studied has special features that possibly negatively influenced their motor performance. The results showed that the TIMP is a very useful tool and can be used safely in tertiary neonatal units.