Restorative yoga therapy for third-year medical students in pediatrics rotation: Working to improve medical student well-being.

Background: Stress experienced by medical students is a well-documented and widespread phenomenon that may have physical and psychological effects on their well-being. One solution is to provide students with the tools to recognize and cope with stress. The aim of this study was to incorporate restorative yoga training-a well-recognized tool for stress reduction-in the third-year medical student pediatrics clerkship and assess the intervention's impact on students' well-being.

The Impact of "Mom/Dad of the Day" Cards, Newborn Heart Auscultation, and Father Skin-to-Skin Care on Parent-Newborn Bonding.

Texas Tech Pediatrics at Northwest Texas Hospital System in Amarillo, Texas, currently practices giving "Mom/Dad of the Day" cards to all new parents, offering the opportunity for fathers to auscultate the newborn heart sound, and encouraging maternal and paternal skin-to-skin contact. New parents were asked to fill out 2 anonymous surveys regarding these practices. Survey results showed statistically significant positive responses by the parents for subjective improvement in fetal sleep and feeding as well as parental confidence and preparedness for taking care of their newborn.

Why Are We Cutting? A Survey of Cultural Views on Circumcision in the Texas Panhandle.

To determine the factors that may contribute to parents' decision to circumcise their son in the Texas Panhandle region, voluntary surveys were distributed to all mothers with term male newborns during the mandatory discharge planning class. The father being circumcised ( < .0001), Caucasian ( < .

Term Neonate With Liver Laceration, Obstructive Uropathy, and Ascites-Secondary to Extravasation of Total Parenteral Nutrition: A Complication of Malpositioned Umbilical Venous Catheter.

We report a rare, but serious, complication of a malpositioned umbilical venous catheter in a term male infant who developed laceration, hematoma, and necrosis of liver, ascites, and left-sided obstructive uropathy secondary to extravasation of total parenteral nutrition. Abdominal paracentesis confirmed the presence of parenteral nutrition in the peritoneal cavity. Although, the umbilical venous catheterization is a common intravenous access used in neonatal intensive care units, judicious continued monitoring of its use should be practiced to avoid serious complications.

Microbial contamination of hospital bed handsets.

Background: Hospital bed handsets, including nurse call equipment and television controls, have been found to contain biologic material and may be contaminated with microbes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the microbial contamination of hospital bed handsets.

Methods: Hospital bed handsets were removed from 115 randomly chosen rooms in a suburban hospital.

The effects of comfort care on the pain response in preterm infants undergoing screening for retinopathy of prematurity.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine if pain and distress during the retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening examination could be ameliorated by providing comfort care.

Study Design: This study was a prospective, randomized, controlled trial of 30 stable preterm infants who underwent initial ROP screening examinations. Fourteen study infants were swaddled, held, and given 24% sucrose solution during the examination.

Early surfactant for neonates with mild to moderate respiratory distress syndrome: a multicenter, randomized trial.

Objective: We studied the efficacy and safety of electively providing surfactant to preterm infants with mild to moderate respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) not requiring mechanical ventilation.

Study Design: A 5-center, randomized clinical trial was performed on 132 infants with RDS, birth weight >or=1250 grams, gestational age or=40% for >or=1 hour, and no immediate need for intubation. Infants were randomly assigned to intubation, surfactant (Survanta, Ross Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio) administration, and expedited extubation (n=65) or expectant management (n=67) with subsequent intubation and surfactant treatment as clinically indicated.

Systemic manifestations in response to mydriasis and physical examination during screening for retinopathy of prematurity.

Objective: To determine whether adverse effects manifested via vital sign changes during the screening examination for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) are due to the pharmacologic properties of the eye drops or to physical manipulation of the eyes. The authors also investigated the relationship between distress during the screening process and the severity of prematurity of the infant.

Design And Methods: A prospective observational study was designed that enrolled all infants either weighing < or =1500 g or who were < or =32 weeks gestational age at birth who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Northwest Texas Hospital or Baptist St.