Ethical issues in neonatal intensive careMarcello M Orzalesi
Fondazione Maruzza Lefebvre D Ovidio Onlus, Rome, Italy
Ann Ist Super Sanita 47:273-7. 2011
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- Communication with parents in neonatal intensive care
Marcello Orzalesi
Foundation Maruzza Lefebvre D Ovidio Onlus, Rome, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:135-7. 2011
..Therefore, specific training of the staff in communication is essential if the optimal results, obtained through modern technology, are not to be invalidated...
- Ethical problems in the care of high risk neonates
Marcello Orzalesi
Fondazione Maruzza Lefebvre D Ovidio Onlus, Via del Nuoto 11, Rome, Italy
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:7-10. 2010
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- Determinants of nosocomial infection in 6 neonatal intensive care units: an Italian multicenter prospective cohort study
Cinzia Auriti
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:926-33. 2010
..Nosocomial infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)...
Ethical issues in neonatal intensive care and physicians' practices: a European perspectiveMarina Cuttini
Unit of Epidemiology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu, Scientific Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Acta Paediatr Suppl 95:42-6. 2006
..The findings of this study may provide an opportunity for physicians to review their practices critically, in light of how other colleagues proceed, and foster an open discussion about these difficult issues...
- Access to level III perinatal care for pregnancies of very short duration (<32 weeks)
Anteo Di Napoli
Agency for Public Health, Lazio Region, Rome, Italy
J Perinat Med 37:236-43. 2009
..To evaluate to which extent pregnancies of very short duration (<32 weeks' gestation) are concentrated in level III centers...
- Role of mannose-binding lectin in nosocomial sepsis in critically ill neonates
Cinzia Auriti
Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Hum Immunol 71:1084-8. 2010
..Moreover, no association was found between MBL2 genotypes and death...
- Ethical problems with neonatal screening
Marcello Orzalesi
Fondazione Maruzza Lefebvre D Ovidio Onlus, Rome, Italy
Ann Ist Super Sanita 45:325-30. 2009
..This more extensive and ethically correct approach should allow us to find an optimal equilibrium between the potential benefits and the possible damages deriving from neonatal screening programs...
- Lung volumes and distribution of ventilation in survivors to congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) during infancy
Andrea Dotta
Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 42:600-4. 2007
..The assessment of lung volumes, particularly functional residual capacity (FRC), is crucial for understanding lung development during infancy in CDH patients...
- Geographic variations in outcome of very low birth weight infants in Italy
Carlo Corchia
Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Acta Paediatr 96:35-8. 2007
..A number of social and health aspects in Italy show remarkable geographic dishomogeneity. We investigated if this phenomenon involves the outcome of very low birth-weight infants (VLBWI)...
- CD44-v6 expression in smooth muscle cells in the postnatal remodeling process of ductus arteriosus
Paola Francalanci
Department of Pathology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Am J Cardiol 97:1056-9. 2006
..In conclusion, the present data provide evidence that closure of DA involves synthetic SMCs highly positive for CD44-v6, and patent or closed DAs are populated by CD44-v6-negative SMCs...
- Ethical considerations in neonatal respiratory care
Marcello Orzalesi
Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Biol Neonate 87:345-53. 2005
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