Neonatology
Overview & Features
The Infant Jesus Neonatal unit, having 14 beds include one incubator and two beds in the septic room. The unit is maintained well in A/C and positive pressure from inside to avoid infection. Strict axptive precautions are maintained. Only 35% of our NICU admission receive antibiotics, even if they inside on HHFNC/CPAP and 85% it is amprecillin and gentamycin. Only 10% of the babies, who have shown less response to primary level antibiotics receive prperacillin/meropenum according to drug sensitivity or lab parameters.
Diseases/Conditions Treated
- Prematurity down to 28 weeks of gestation
- RDS
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Preneumonia
- Neonatal sepsrs, pyogenic meningitis
- ELBa & IUGR babies
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hyperbilirubinaemia(IVIG & Exchange transfurron)
- Necrotising Enterocolitis
- Hypocalcaemia,Hypomagnesia
- Neonatal Seizures
- Neonatal Meningritis
- Meconium aspiration syndrome
- PPHN
- Neonatal post operative cases
- Hypoxre Ischemic Sreephotopathy
- Relayed transition at birth and perinatal depression
- Feeding difficulties
- Pulmonary haemorhage
- Neonatal polycythemia
- Neonatal apnoea evaluation & management
- Pneumothorax
- Hypo Natremia, Hyper Natremia
- Broncho-pulmonaup dysplasia
- Respiratory failure
- Cardiac Arrest
- Multiple Congenital Anomalies
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Trachio-esophageal fistula
- Meningo- myclocele
- Omphalocele, Gastroschisis
- Hemolytic disease of newborn
- Inborn error of metabolism
- Complex heart disease
(cyanotic & acyanotic heart diseases) with pediatric cardiology support
Facilities Available: (Rooms, Technology, ICUs)
- ICU
- Vein detector
- Portable USG(Shared)
- Portable 2D Echo(Shared)