OBJECTIVE. Kernicterus is a rare but devastating condition. The prevention of bilirubin-induced
brain injury is based on the detection of infants at risk for developing severe …

BACKGROUND: We previously reported that in the year 2006, approximately 35% of the
transfusions administered in the Intermountain Healthcare neonatal intensive care units (NICU) …

Background Previous reports describe a statistical association, among very‐low‐birthweight
( VLBW , <1500 g) neonates, between red blood cell ( RBC ) transfusion in the first days …

We report a series of neonates who developed a total serum bilirubin (TSB) >20mg/dL during
a recent ten-year period in a multihospital healthcare system. The incidence of a TSB >…

Factors affecting calcium-phosphate solubility in parenteral nutrition solutions used in
neonates were studied. Six neonatal parenteral nutrition solutions were prepared using either …

A home phototherapy program for healthy, term newborns with hyperbilirubinemia (n = 62)
was implemented, and results were compared prospectively with a group of term neonates …

We tabulated the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) during a recent 4-year period
among three neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) within a single health-care system. We …

Conservative management of unilateral tension pulmonary interstitial emphysema is
reported. Treatment consisted of (1) positioning the infant on his or her side with the …

Since first being identified in 1976 as the cause of epidemic pneumonia at a Philadelphia
American Legion convention, Legionella pneumophila has been recognized as an important …

BACKGROUND: Normal saline is sometimes instilled into the endotracheal tube preparatory
to airway suctioning, to assist in removing thick secretions. However, saline can damage …