Essays about: "premature infants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words premature infants.

  1. 1. Investigation of acoustic whole blood plasmapheresis for minimization of endogenous blood loss in neonatal care

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Tobias Lindgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Acoustophoresis; peristaltic pump; flow cytometry; plasmapheresis; whole blood; extremely premature infants; Microfluidics; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Early erythrocyte transfusion is common in infants born extremely premature. Research has shown that these children are at greater risk of morbidity later in life, and that iatrogenic blood loss from blood sample analysis is one of the contributing factors to the need for transfusions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring Digital Tools for Donor Mothers: Understanding Human Milk Donation & Milk Banking Challenges

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Kristelle Jose; [2020]
    Keywords : digital tools; milk banking; human milk;

    Abstract : Premature newborns’ medical need for donor human milk surpasses the supply and the demand for it continues to increase. Lactating mothers with a surplus can help fill the gap and give fragile infants a better chance to grow by donating breast milk. READ MORE

  4. 3. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in Örebro : a 10-yearperspective

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Natasha Abedi; [2020]
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    Abstract : Background: The survival rate of premature infants has increased in Sweden over the pastdecade. Preterm infants run the risk of developing a potentially blinding disease known asretinopathy of prematurity (ROP). READ MORE

  5. 4. Optimization of measurement geometry for GASMAS lung function monitoring of infants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förbränningsfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Dennis Leander; [2018]
    Keywords : tissue phantom; premature infants; lungs; gas in scattering media absorption spectroscopy; tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy; Physics and Astronomy; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : A technique for measuring oxygen concentration in the lungs of preterm infants is one of the latest advancements in neonatal care. It is called GAs in Scattering Media Absorption Spectroscopy (GASMAS) and enables non-invasive, bed-side monitoring of the lung function of our most fragile patients, preterm newborns. READ MORE

  6. 5. Adverse prevents in premature infants born before 28 + 0 weeks of gestation after vaccation with Synflorix (PhiD-CV) and Infanrix hexa (DTPaHBV-IPV/Hib)

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Shwan Anwar Kanar; [2016]
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    Abstract : .... READ MORE