Mehrdad Mirza Rahimi; Mahbobeh Gholami Robatsangi; Reza Saeidi; Maryam Amiri Tehrani Zadeh
Volume 16, Issue 3 , September and October 2009, , Pages 150-154
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Background and Purpose: Bili-Check is a simple method used to provide a rapid pain-free and noninvasive transcutaneous estimation of total serum bilirubin. The present study was conducted to compare estimates of serum bilirubin using Bili-Check (TCB) with total serum bilirubin (TSB) values determined ...
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Background and Purpose: Bili-Check is a simple method used to provide a rapid pain-free and noninvasive transcutaneous estimation of total serum bilirubin. The present study was conducted to compare estimates of serum bilirubin using Bili-Check (TCB) with total serum bilirubin (TSB) values determined in a clinical laboratory. Methods and Materials: This is a deh1ive analytical cross-sectional study conducted in Ghaem Hospital NICU from September 2008 to March 2008. With a confidence interval of 95% and test power of 80% 109 neonates were selected through convenient non-randomized sampling as the study sample. TSB was determined in a clinical laboratory using the diazo with photometric method. Then within 10 minutes transcutaneous measurements were performed via Bili-Check. Data analysis was done in SPSS11.5 using correlation coefficient. Results: From 109 neonates included in the study 75 were male (68.8%) and 34 female (31.2%) with an age range of 1 to 26 days. Mean serum Bilirubin was 12.979 and TCB estimate was 12.219. Laboratory findings highly correlated with the results of TCB (r=0.766) (P=0.0001). Conclusion: Bili-Check has the sufficient adequacy as the measurement and observation device for neonates and can replace serum bilirubinometry in laboratory fro Icteric neonates.
Shaghayegh Rahmani; Sadegheh Ayati; Gholam Ali Maemoori; Reza Saeedi; Mahboobeh Gholami Robatsangi
Volume 16, Issue 2 , July and August 2009, , Pages 108-113
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Background and Purpose: Because of the uncontrolled prevalence of cesarean in Iran and its complications for mother and infant with further social and ethical consequences this study was conducted to compare the neonatal complications in newborns by cesarean and vaginal delivery. Methods and Materials: ...
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Background and Purpose: Because of the uncontrolled prevalence of cesarean in Iran and its complications for mother and infant with further social and ethical consequences this study was conducted to compare the neonatal complications in newborns by cesarean and vaginal delivery. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional analytical deh1ive study was conducted on infants born at the maternity ward of Imamreza Hospital and Ghaem Hospital in Mashad Iran. The sample size with the confidence interval of 95% and test power of 80% was estimated to be 770 neonates. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 11.5 using Student t-test Mann Whitney U and chi-square test. Results: Vaginal delivery was attempted by 344 women and 426 women underwent elective cesarean delivery. The two delivery procedures were significantly different (p=0.002) as for the occurrence of RDS which occurred in 31 cesarean cases (7.3%) and 12 vaginal cases (3.7%). Also in 14 cesarean cases (3.4%) and 24 vaginal cases (7%) asphyxia occurred. Transient tachypnea was observed to occur in 14 cesarean cases (3.3%) and 2 vaginal cases (0.6%) and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.001). Hospitalization in NICU was prescribed for 28 cesarean cases (6.6%) and 33 vaginal cases (10.2%) and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.001). Six cesarean cases (1.4%) and 48 vaginal cases (14%) experiences labor disorders and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p
Z ASNAASHARI; M AMIRINEJAD; R SAEIDI; H ESMAEILI
Volume 13, Issue 4 , January and February 2007, , Pages 172-177
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Background and Purpose: Pain is a complicated phenomenon that has been ignored in newborn in the past. Researchers have demonstrated that newborns feel pain completely, so they should be considered more sensitive to pain. Recent researches demonstrated that non-pharmacological interventions such as Kangaroo ...
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Background and Purpose: Pain is a complicated phenomenon that has been ignored in newborn in the past. Researchers have demonstrated that newborns feel pain completely, so they should be considered more sensitive to pain. Recent researches demonstrated that non-pharmacological interventions such as Kangaroo Care could be useful in decreasing pain in newborn. The present research was conducted to determine the effects of kangaroo care on the pain intensity of vaccination in healthy newborns.
Methods and Materials: This study was a randomized case-control clinical trial. The study subjects were 60 healthy full-term newborns delivered at 22 Aban hospital, Lahijan. 60 term newborns were randomly assigned into two groups of trial and control. The trial group received 30 minutes skin to skin contact, where as the control group were wrapped in their blanket, beside their mother bed. In two groups behavioral changes of newborns were evaluated and observed 2 minutes before, during and 3 minutes after the intervention. All procedures were filmed. A Researcher assistant who was blind to the research aim, scored behavior changes by NIPS. Heart rate and oxygen saturation levels as displayed on the pulse monitor and duration of crying were recorded by stop watch. Data was analyzed using chi-square, Fisher's Exact Test, paired t-test and independent t-test.
Results: Mean pain intensity during intervention period was significantly lower in the trial than the control group (p