Publications by authors named "Lauren Thorngate"
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- Amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) is being used more frequently in research involving premature infants, but there's a need for clearer methods to interpret the data effectively.
- The study aimed to develop operational measures to assess the brain function of neonates by focusing on continuity and discontinuity in aEEG recordings obtained in a NICU setting.
- Results showed specific measures like bandwidth, peak counts, and signal amplitudes, which offer new ways to quantify aEEG data, potentially enhancing the understanding and application of this technology in both research and clinical environments.
Background Parents' stress resulting from hospitalization of their infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) produces emotional and behavioral responses. The National Institutes of Health-sponsored Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) offers a valid and efficient means of assessing parents' responses. Objective To examine the relationship of stress to anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep disruption among parents of infants hospitalized in the NICU.
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- Continuous real-time brain function monitoring in preterm infants is now possible using noninvasive hydrogel electrodes and amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG), which could enhance the evaluation of their neurological development.
- The study involved 16 medically stable preterm infants and examined factors affecting aEEG accuracy, such as skin preparation and post-electrode placement skin condition.
- Improvements were achieved in electrode placement, recording duration, and maintaining low skin impedance, demonstrating the effectiveness of aEEG as a reliable, noninvasive monitoring tool in neonatal care without causing skin irritation.
Purpose: To create a thermal map of ambient air, radiant, and evaporative temperatures and humidity throughout the NICU nursery by season across a calendar year.
Subjects: Each cubicle of the 32-bed NICU, distributed across 5 rooms, in a level III nursery was measured.
Methods: Temperatures were recorded at a consistent time on one day during January, April, July, and October.
Neonates in the neonatal intensive care nursery experience multiple, painful, tissue-damaging procedures daily. Pain among neonates is often underestimated and untreated, producing untoward consequences. A literature review established strong evidence supporting the use of sucrose as an analgesic for minor procedural pain among neonates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To create a thermal map of ambient air, radiant, and evaporative temperatures and humidity throughout the NICU nursery by season across a calendar year.
Subjects: Each cubicle of the 32-bed NICU, distributed across 5 rooms, in a level III nursery was measured.
Methods: Temperatures were recorded at a consistent time on one day during January, April, July, and October.
Clinical Care at the Genomic Interface: Current Genetic Issues in Neonatal Nursing.
Newborn Infant Nurs Rev
March 2008
Although only one in 33 infants is born with a genetic condition, neonatal nurses have a growing responsibility to integrate genetic competency into their clinical practice. This review article outlines the specific aspects of assessment, genetic screening and testing, and communication of genetic information between provider and patient in both the newborn and pregnancy period. Essential nursing competencies are introduced as a framework for building a skill and knowledge set in clinical genetics as it applies to neonatal care.
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