Anales españoles de pediatría
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The aim of this study was to know the incidence of serious bacterial infections (SBI) in children without sepsis or intracranial infection in which spinal puncture (LP) was performed in an Emergency Department. ⋯ Children with fever and a normal result in the LP must be carefully examined and, especially in younger patients, urine, blood and stool (if stool abnormalities) cultures should be collected. These children must be closely observed in the hospital or at home and must be re-evaluated by their pediatrician in the following 24 hours.
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More and progressively smaller preterm infants are taken out of the incubator and placed skin-to-skin (kangaroo care) on their mother's chest to promote bonding and breastfeeding. The aim of our study was to know the tolerance to kangaroo care and its security for preterm infants and their mothers, as well as its relationship to breastfeeding. ⋯ Kangaroo care is a safe and well-accepted method for preterm infants admitted to a NICU and their mothers. Intermittent kangaroo care does not allow for breastfeeding by demand, therefore with the smallest preterm infants, we are obligated to supplement feeding with the mother's milk by tube gavage.