Enteral nutrition tubes are used in healthcare facilities to administer nutrition, fluids and medication to patients who cannot be fed orally. For years, these patients have been subjected to the risks of misconnections, defined as incorrect administration of an...
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Enteral nutrition delivery systems: which one to choose in neonates?
Nutritional needs are understood as the amount of each of the nutrients required by an individual at each stage of life to maintain a correct nutritional status and, thus, prevent disease and ensure proper growth. Ensuring that these nutritional needs are met in the...
The importance of surfactant in the neonatal patient
Pulmonary surfactants along with other therapeutic measures are the treatment of choice for various respiratory conditions. A surfactant deficiency in preterm infants leads to respiratory distress syndrome characterized by poor lung expansion, inadequate gas exchange...
Is the use of cleaning protocols sufficient to increase the safety of ENFit® connectors in neonates?
The introduction of ENFit® connectors in neonatology units, with the aim of avoiding connection errors between systems intended for different clinical therapies, has generated much debate among experts in the field. The new connector for enteral nutrition poses a...
Hypothermia in newborns, how to prevent it?
Approximately 94 million infants are born each year worldwide. All of these infants are vulnerable to cold stress and thus hypothermia, regardless of their gestational age or weight. It is important to provide them with an adequate and stable environment because of...
Which intubation guide to choose for which patient?
Intubation is one of the most common practices for an anaesthetist. However, when this technique is performed, the patient's airways are often not as accessible as we would like. This is why an intubation guide is very often necessary to facilitate intubation into the...
Wireless Ultrasound in the field of Vascular Access
The PERSEUS guidelines, recently released by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), recommend a global use of ultrasound to assist all steps of central venous catheterization in order to minimize all immediate, early, and late...
Ultrasound in the placement of PICCs and midlines
As the GAVeCeLT group (1) stated in their manual on PICCs and midlines regarding the evolution of PICC use, the introduction of ultrasound in the 2000s has been a breakthrough in the field. In this article, we delve into the utility of ultrasound in the field of...
CSSAS: Closed Safety Systems for Administration to Reduce Risks of Occupational Exposure to HMPs
In this article, we will introduce Closed Safety Systems for Administration (CSSAs) as an important way to differentiate between CSTDs.
Introduction of ECG tip location into practice: A testimonial of Nicola Wyllie
This article discusses the implementation of electrocardiogram tip location (ECG TLS) for the confirmation of central venous catheter tip position. The author works within a nurse led vascular access service in NHS Scotland and has found that this method of catheter...