Aster Hospitals proudly presents the quaternary care Neonatal Intensive Care unit (NICU) including high intensive care beds requiring complex medical and surgical intervention for neonates till 4 weeks of age. Highly trained neonatal intensive care physicians, nursing skilled personals and other supporting doctors from allied neonatal specialties partake in the care for critical newborns and their families.
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The NICU is equipped with giraffe omniBed care stations, giraffe infant care incubators and high-end resuscitation warmers etc. Combining with state-of-the-art technology, innovative design and exceptional thermal performance it creates a healing environment to help newborns thrive.
(> 23 weeks and above 400 grams)
The unit has an excellent blend of neonatologists trained in Canada, UK, and India. With this experience, the team has the ability to manage any extreme preterms (>350 gm and more than 22 weeks). The past experience data has shown excellent outcomes both short term and long term with the least mortality when compared to any top centres of the world.
The unit is equipped with SLE Inosys Nitric Oxide (NO) delivery and monitoring system, which delivers Nitric Oxide. This is an advanced therapy for the management of babies with severe pulmonary hypertension. This modality is useful in babies born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia and in those with severe meconium aspiration syndrome.
The unit is also unit is equipped with SLE6000 ventilators, the most advanced ventilators available so far. It provides invasive and non-invasive ventilation. The unit also provides advanced ventilation in the form of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV), and High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV).
The unit offers newborn resuscitation corners in the labour rooms and maternal OTs. The arrangement can also handle twin deliveries. These stations have inbuilt T-piece devices, air oxygen blenders, suction apparatus and timers.
Only a few NICUs in India is equipped with facilities like Amplitude integrated EEG, that is used to monitor subclinical seizures in cooled and seizure babies. It also helps the team to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in birth asphyxia babies.
The NICU has a servo-controlled machine that enables the doctors to treat babies born with birth asphyxia. With this equipment, the temperature is reduced to 33.5°C and can be maintained at that level for 3 days. This treatment has been shown to significantly improve the outcomes in babies.
The team performs 2D echocardiograms, cranial and lung ultra-sonograms using the bedside sonogram machine. This is used to treat patients with PDA, PPHN, shock, IVH, PVL, air leak etc.
To maintain highly sterile conditions, the NICU is equipped with laminar flow hood for fluid preparation and TPN preparation. This keeps infection rates to minimum.
Aster Hospital's Neonatal Transport Service is highly equipped with the intensive-care environment, it provides swift service for newborns in need of specialised critical care services. It is operated by a multidisciplinary team of experts who involve the usage of advanced technology.
On the arrival of Neonatal Transport Ambulance to Aster Hospital, the newborns are shifted to the NICU department where infants are put under the treatment curated by a highly trained team of Neonatologists.
The Neonatal Transport Service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Each transport unit includes:
• Total body cooling therapy
• Ventilation
• Nitric oxide
• Enhanced vehicle hydraulics to ensure a smoother ride
• Ambient lighting to enhance relaxation
FAQs
Want to find out more about the treatment? The answer to your questions can be found below.
What does a NICU specialist do?
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) specialists are a team of medical professionals who monitor the health of newborns and provide comprehensive care and personalised treatment. They diagnose a wide range of conditions, including premature birth, low birth weight, respiratory diseases, etc., by conducting thorough assessments such as physical examinations, imaging tests, and others.
What question you should ask a NICU specialist?
Parents must ask questions related to newborns' medical conditions and illnesses. These include finding the root cause of the baby’s health issues, potential risks and side effects that may adversely impact the baby’s health, possible treatment solutions, the number of NICU specialist visits required, and others, according to the circumstances.
What are the most common types of conditions that NICU specialists treat?
The most common medical conditions that NICU specialists treat are premature birth, low birth weight, respiratory distress, congenital anomalies, jaundice, infections, persistent feeding problems, apnea, and other related complications.
When should I consider seeing a NICU specialist?
Parents must see a NICU specialist in Kochi at Aster Medcity when the baby has any of these medical conditions: low birth weight, serious medical conditions, congenital abnormalities, respiratory issues, infections, or any other complications during the pregnancy that could impact the infant’s health.
What does a NICU specialist do?
NICU specialists diagnose, treat, and address severe medical conditions that infants face, including persistent fever, premature birth, low birth weight, breathing problems, feeding problems, lethargy, etc. They provide comprehensive treatment care and ensure infants’ speedy and effective recovery.
What question should you ask a NICU specialist?
NICU specialists must ask questions related to infants' medical conditions and possible treatment options. They must also consult regarding the benefits, potential risks, and side effects associated with treatment plans and the required number of appointments.
What are the most common types of conditions that NICU specialists treat?
Major types of conditions that a NICU specialist in Bangalore treats are persistent fever, congenital abnormalities, premature birth, respiratory distress, low weight, jaundice, infections, persistent feeding problems, and apnea.
When should I consider seeing a NICU specialist?
persistent fever, infections, congenital abnormalities, premature birth, respiratory distress, low weight, or other severe medical conditions.
What does a NICU specialist do?
NICU specialists address, diagnose, and treat severe medical conditions that the infant suffers, like premature birth and respiratory distress. They analyse their medical conditions through physical examinations, blood tests, and imaging tests and provide comprehensive care and treatment to infants, ensuring speedy and effective recovery.
What question you should ask a NICU specialist?
Patients must ask questions about the baby’s medical conditions, associated problems/ illnesses and their root causes, possible treatment plans with their benefits and side effects, NICU procedures and policies, the number of NICU visits required for recovery and treatment duration, and other related questions.
What are the most common types of conditions that NICU specialists treat?
Major conditions that require your attention to see a NICU specialist in Whitefield are premature birth, low birth weight, respiratory distress, congenital anomalies, jaundice, infections, persistent feeding problems, and apnea.
When should I consider seeing a NICU specialist?
You must consider seeing top NICU specialists at Aster Whitefield Hospital in Bangalore in case of premature birth, respiratory distress, low weight, infections, persistent fever, serious medical conditions, and congenital abnormalities.
How does a NICU specialist decide on a treatment plan?
Multiple factors impact the decision to choose a treatment plan, including the baby’s condition, gestational age, breathing difficulties, infections, X-rays, and blood tests. Further, the baby’s overall health-like response to initial interventions impacts treatment plan decisions.
Will a NICU specialist help manage side effects during treatment?
Yes, the medical professionals of Aster Medcity Hospital in Kochi provide complete medical care during and after treatment to ensure the baby’s speedy and effective recovery. They monitor the baby’s response to certain treatments and make necessary adjustments to medications, avoiding severe side effects or reactions.
What documents should I carry on my first visit to a NICU specialist?
Parents must carry related medical documents of the baby along with the insurance card to get financial coverage. Further, they must have hospital discharge papers, diagnostic and imaging test reports, treatment details, discharge summaries, and related documents like pregnancy records, family medical history, and a list of current medications.
How should I prepare for my first visit to a NICU specialist?
Parents must arrive at the Aster Medcity Hospital earlier than their appointment time and dress the baby in comfortable clothes. They must also bring all the relevant documents and familiarise themselves with NICU policies and procedures for a smooth treatment process.
How does a NICU specialist decide on a treatment plan?
Multiple factors impact the decision of treatment plans, including infants’ medical conditions, reports of imaging tests, and blood tests. Further, genetic disorders also impact the overall baby’s health, making NICU specialists to analyse possible treatment options like antibiotics, phototherapy, tube feeding, and parenteral nutrition accordingly.
Will a NICU specialist help manage side effects during treatment?
Yes, Aster Women & Children Hospital medical professionals ensure that babies and infants receive personalised treatment care for speedy and effective recovery. They provide several appointments post-treatment to monitor recovery progress, tackle side effects, and adjust medications and treatments accordingly.
What documents should I carry on my first visit to a NICU specialist?
Parents are advised to carry the baby's medical documents, a list of current medications and symptoms, referral letters from previous physicians, genetic disorder reports, and results of previous treatments (or from other hospitals) that the baby underwent.
How should I prepare for my first visit to a NICU specialist?
Patients are advised to reach the Aster Women & Children Hospital earlier than their appointment time. This gives enough time for medical staff to inform them of the NICU process and procedures. Further, ensure that all medical documents are carried out as they impact the treatment plan decisions and provide detailed insights to doctors about the infant’s medical conditions.
How does a NICU specialist decide on a treatment plan?
Multiple factors impact the treatment plan decisions, including the infant’s medical conditions, genetic disorders, infections, and reports of imaging tests. NICU specialists in Whitefield also analyse the baby’s response to initial intervention and decide on treatment plans accordingly.
Will a NICU specialist help manage side effects during treatment?
Yes, a NICU specialist in Whitefield ensures the baby receives top-notch medical preventive care during and after treatment, ensuring a speedy and effective recovery. They provide sound consultations and appointments to monitor abnormalities, side effects, and overall infant health.
What documents should I carry on my first visit to a NICU specialist?
Patients are advised to carry complete medical reports of infants, genetic disorder documents, referral letters, insurance cards for financial coverage, a list of current medications and illnesses the baby suffers from and other related documents.
How should I prepare for my first visit to a NICU specialist?
Parents must prepare to carry all related medical documents, as they provide detailed insights into the baby’s health and impact treatment plan options. Further, parents must dress infants properly and comfortably and reach Aster Whitefield earlier than the appointment time to ensure a smooth treatment process. Lastly, parents must go through the NICU policies and procedures to better understand the possible treatment.
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