Voluntary Neonatal Medication Incident Reporting-A Single Centre Retrospective Analysis.

: Medication errors in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are prevalent, with dosage and prescription errors being the most common. : To identify the common medication errors reported over twelve years using a voluntary, nonanonymous incident reporting system (RiskMan clinical incident reporting information system) at an Australian tertiary NICU. : This was a single-centre cohort study conducted at a tertiary NICU.

Testicular seminoma presenting as an acute strangulated hernia: An intraoperative diagnosis.

Testicular seminomas are the most common type of testicular tumor; atypical presentations can make diagnosis more challenging, leading to delayed treatment. Here, we present a 40-year-old previously healthy male who presented to the emergency department with severe right-sided scrotal swelling and pain. He had a diagnosed but untreated inguinal hernia.

Non-invasive high-frequency ventilation in newborn infants with respiratory distress.

Background: Respiratory distress occurs in up to 7% of newborns, with respiratory support (RS) provided invasively via an endotracheal (ET) tube or non-invasively via a nasal interface. Invasive ventilation increases the risk of lung injury and chronic lung disease (CLD). Using non-invasive strategies, with or without minimally invasive surfactant, may reduce the need for mechanical ventilation and the risk of lung damage in newborn infants with respiratory distress.

Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation: A Case Report.

Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation is a relatively rare disease in which failure of the median prosencephalic vein of Markowski to involute early in gestation leads to a grossly dilated deep cerebral vein with multiple arterial feeders, causing a large arteriovenous shunt which leads to high-output cardiac failure. We describe a case of a term neonate who presented to a tertiary neonatal centre on day one of life with history, symptoms, and signs consistent with perinatal asphyxia; however, in the context of worsening multi-organ dysfunction and cardiomegaly, the infant was found to have a severe vein of Galen aneurysmal dilatation leading to high-output cardiac failure. The patient was transferred to a tertiary paediatric hospital and underwent a total of four coiling procedures to embolise the multiple feeder arteries supplying the aneurysmal malformation.

Postoperative pain and pain management following selective dorsal rhizotomy.

Background: Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a neurosurgical procedure that reduces lower limb spasticity, performed in some children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. Effective pain management after SDR is essential for early rehabilitation. This study aimed to describe the anaesthetic and early pain management, pain and adverse events in children following SDR.

Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome.

Background: Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration (S-LMA) has the potential benefit of surfactant administration whilst avoiding endotracheal intubation and ventilation, ventilator-induced lung injury and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

Objectives: To evaluate the benefits and harms of S-LMA either as prophylaxis or treatment (rescue) compared to placebo, no treatment, or intratracheal surfactant administration via an endotracheal tube (ETT) with the intent to rapidly extubate (InSurE) or extubate at standard criteria (S-ETT) or via other less-invasive surfactant administration (LISA) methods on morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

Search Methods: We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and three trial registries in December 2022.

Editorial for Special Issue "Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Health".

The maternal, foetal, and neonatal health field has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, driven by cutting-edge research and innovative technologies [...

Language outcomes at 4 years of linguistically diverse children born very preterm: an Australian retrospective single-centre study.

Background: Very preterm children are at increased risk of language delays. Concerns have been raised about the utility of standardised English language tools to diagnose language delay in linguistically diverse children. Our study investigated the incidence of language delay at 4 years in linguistically diverse very preterm children.

Potential anti-proliferative activity of Salix mucronata and Triticum spelta plant extracts on liver and colorectal cancer cell lines.

Cancer's etiology is linked to oxidative stress. As a result, it's vital to find effective natural antioxidant remedies. Salix mucronata and Triticum spelta plant extracts were prepared using five different solvents and examined for their cytotoxicity against liver HepG2 cancer cell line.

Environmental health aspects and microbial infections of the recreational water : Microbial Infections and Swimming pools.

Background: Swimming pools are places for practicing sports, recreation, relaxation, and socialization. However, swimming pools can expose swimmers to physicochemical and microbiological risks. Accordingly, we studied the environmental health aspects and microbial infections for such recreational water aiming to disclose the possible risks they pose on swimmers.

Variation in hospital morbidities in an Australian neonatal intensive care unit network.

Objective: There is an expectation among the public and within the profession that the performance and outcome of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) should be comparable between centres with a similar setting. This study aims to benchmark and audit performance variation in a regional Australian network of eight NICUs.

Design: Cohort study using prospectively collected data.

Identification of Lactobacillus strains from human mother milk and cottage cheese revealed potential probiotic properties with enzymatic activity.

The main attempt of this study is to isolate, determine potential probiotic properties and enzyme production of some lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Among all isolates, two LAB strains isolated from human mother milk and cottage cheese revealed antimicrobial activity against some tested pathogenic strains. Both isolates inhibited all the tested pathogens except Escherichia coli.

Outcomes of neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a non-ECMO center in a middle-income country: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Most studies examining survival of neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are in high-income countries. We aimed to describe the management, survival to hospital discharge rate, and factors associated with survival of neonates with unilateral CDH in a middle-income country.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical notes of neonates with unilateral CDH admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in a tertiary referral center over a 15-year period, from 2003-2017.

Detection of Dengue Virus From (Diptera, Culicidae) in Field-Caught Samples From Makkah Al-Mokarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Using RT-PCR.

Dengue fever (DF) is endemic to Makkah and Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). However, until recently, the circulation of dengue virus (DENV) in mosquitoes in these areas was unknown. Serological surveillance of DENV in is a powerful tool for early detection of dengue outbreaks and essential for developing effective control strategies.

Publics' Perceptions of Community Pharmacists and Satisfaction with Pharmacy Services in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study.

: Pharmacists play a major role in serving patients and delivering pharmaceutical services to the community. It is unclear whether the public fully appreciates what pharmacists can do as key health care providers. This study aims to examine public perceptions of community pharmacists and levels of satisfaction with pharmacy services.

Are we enrolling representative cohorts of premature infants in our clinical trials?

Objective: To compare the difference in outcomes in a subset population of infants "eligible but not enrolled; ENE" vs those who were "eligible and enrolled, EE" in The Australian Placental Transfusion Study (APTS).

Study Design: Population-based multicentre retrospective cohort study.

Results: A total of 535 (17.

Neonatal Outcomes of Infants Born to Pregnant Women With Substance Use Disorders: A Multilevel Analysis of Linked Data.

Objective: This study examines the associations of substance use disorders in pregnancy with a set of neonatal outcomes.

Methods: This is a quantitative retrospective study. Three linked datasets of a 10-year period (2007-2016) from New South Wales, Australia, were examined.

Prevalence of Larval Breeding Sites and Seasonal Variations of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Makkah Al-Mokarramah, Saudi Arabia.

Since 1994, dengue fever (DF) transmission rates have increased significantly in Saudi Arabia (KSA). Climatic, geographic, and demographic conditions make KSA especially suitable for DF's spread. Still, there are insufficient strategies for controlling the species that transmit DF virus (DENV).

Differential diagnostic features between congenital haemangioma, KHE, and congenital fibrosarcoma: a single-centre experience.

Congenital haemangioma (CH) is a rare benign vascular tumour presenting at birth with excellent prognosis. Usually, CH regresses without treatment within the first few months of life. Kaposiform Haemangioendothelioma (KHE) is another type of vascular tumours that has been described as benign with locally aggressive potential.

Surfactant therapy via thin catheter in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome.

Background: Non-invasive respiratory support is increasingly used for the management of respiratory dysfunction in preterm infants. This approach runs the risk of under-treating those with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), for whom surfactant administration is of paramount importance. Several techniques of minimally invasive surfactant therapy have been described.

The Effectiveness of Combined Balloon and Bougie Dilatation Technique in Children with Impassable Esophageal Stricture.

Impassable caustic esophageal strictures (CES) can be rendered passable through sophisticated dilatation techniques, hence avoiding the esophageal replacement surgery and its complications. Patients with impassable CES who were presented to our hospital between January 2015 and April 2020 underwent a combined balloon and bougie dilatation. This technique aims at doing an initial partial dilatation of the proximal segment of the stricture, using a balloon catheter to pave the way for the endoscope to be advanced more distally.

Potential therapeutic effects of Ulva lactuca water fraction on monosodium glutamate-induced testicular and prostatic tissue damage in rats.

Male infertility is considered one of the most critical health problems that are expected to expand worldwide. Ulva lactuca is a species of green seaweeds which is known to be a rich source of many important nutrients. Accordingly, this study is designated to investigate the therapeutic role of Ulva lactuca water fraction (UL) against monosodium glutamate (MSG)-induced male reproductive system disorders in male rats.

Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of some medicinal plants' crude juices.

Leaves of fig, guava, olive and pomegranate and peels of ripe pomegranate fruits were mechanically pressed to obtain the crude juices. The resultant crude juices were subjected to the estimation of certain phytochemicals, i.e.

Characteristics and causes of death in children with neonatal abstinence syndrome.

Aim: To determine characteristics of death in children with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).

Methods: A population-based linkage study of children from birth to 13 years of age in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, born 1 July 2000 to 31 December 2011. Infants with an International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Problems, Australian modification coding of NAS (P96.