Comparison of neonatal intensive care: Trento area versus Vermont Oxford Network.

Background: S. Chiara hospital is the only neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the Province of Trento (Italy). It serves a population of about 460000 people with about 5000 infants per year, admitting the totality of the inborn and outborn VLBWI of the province.

[Medication errors. Preventive measures in neonatal intensive care].

Unlabelled: Medications errors are one on the main problems in the National Health Service. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a very specific area and newborns are highly exposed to the risk of medication errors.

Materials And Methods: A revision of the therapeutic process was started, involving NICU doctors, nurses and the pharmacist, to identify problems and implement adequate solutions.