Improving the Quality of Intravenous Procedures in a Pediatric High Dependency Unit.

A pilot project was done to improve the quality of intravenous cannulation procedures at the pediatric high-dependency unit (PHDU) of a tertiary eye care hospital. In a nurses-led initiative, baseline data was collected, fishbone root cause analysis was done, and a custom checklist was prepared to test improvement. Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycles were done to test change ideas.

Oxidative stress and DNA damage in newborns born to mothers with hyperglycemia - a prospective cohort study.

Background: Hyperglycemic mothers have increased oxidative stress during pregnancy, which can adversely affect the outcome in their neonates.

Objectives: To measure the oxidative stress and DNA damage in newborns born to mothers with hyperglycemia and correlate their immediate outcome with the amount of oxidative stress and DNA damage.

Methods: This prospective cohort study conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital, South India included three groups - newborns born to pregestational diabetic mothers, gestational diabetic mothers, and euglycemic mothers with 24 newborns in each.