barb34

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1. 'Hug n' Snug"

   barb34 replied to barb34's topic in NICU

   are you guys using it permanantly or just trialing it? we are only trialing it and it is not getting good reviews. hopefully it will be gone from our unit, i would hate to use it on a regular basis.

2. Vapotherm pulled by CDC???

   barb34 replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

   They were worried about infection, they were just concerned about how we were going to sterilize the setup. I have never seen it personally so I don't know what they are talking about. But this other set-up we are using seems similar to the vapo-ther...

3. Vapotherm pulled by CDC???

   barb34 replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

   Our unit was absolutely against it and we never used it, the nurses were devastated since our sister hospital was using it and gave rave reviews, but the other night i saw that we have rigged our own set-up and we are capable of breaking it down and ...

4. 'Hug n' Snug"

   barb34 replied to barb34's topic in NICU

   I'm not quite sure we really need it, from a report that I found somewhere on the internet, I gathered that it was primarily beneficial in underdeveloped countries that had no CPAP or Survanta. We are a level III so I can't figure out why we would ne...

5. 'Hug n' Snug"

   barb34 replied to barb34's topic in NICU

   Yes prmenrs is correct. It is the chest splint. We are using it with CPAP and RT are the ones who have to apply the thing. I was just wondering if anyone has used it and if they like it or not. The idea is to keep the chest wall expanded to prevent t...

6. 'Hug n' Snug"

   barb34 posted a topic in NICU

   Just wondering...Are there any NICU's out there trialing the "Hug N' Snug"? It is a chest splint we are using with our CPAP babies.. It is difficult to place on the baby and looks very uncomfortable. I've only seen it used once and don't know the ou...