Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyUsefulness of the fluid balance: a randomised controlled trial in neonates.
To assess the effects of fluid balance charts in neonates with moderate disease severity on duration of hospitalisation and medical interventions. ⋯ Routinely keeping fluid balances in neonates with moderate disease severity does not affect duration of hospitalisation or medical treatment.
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J Paediatr Child Health · Jun 2013
Three years of neonatal morbidity and mortality at the national hospital in Dili, East Timor.
The aim of this study was to undertake a retrospective review of admissions and discharges to the neonatal unit at the National Hospital Guido Valadares, Dili, in order to gain insight into the epidemiology of hospitalised neonates in East Timor, as the information cannot be obtained from the hospital health management information system. ⋯ The study provides, for the first time, an insight into the admissions and outcomes of the largest neonatal unit in East Timor. It is a baseline from which improvements to the quality of clinical care and data collection can be made.