title: Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: Challenges to Nurses and Outcome in Extremely Preterm Babies.
abstract: Worldwide, about 15 million infants are born prematurely each year. Technological advances, including invasive mechanical ventilation, play a major role in the survival of extremely preterm babies. Those who survive may have prolonged morbid conditions that result in long-term sequelae. Nurses face several challenges during the hospitalization of these infants. Vigilant care, monitoring, and careful handling of the infants can prevent infections and long-term complications. Newer, less invasive technologies are promising for improved outcomes in extremely preterm infants.
authors.affiliation: Rachel A. Joseph is an assistant professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania, and a clinical nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit, Christiana Care Health Systems, Newark, Delaware. rachelajoseph@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome