Neonatology (NICU & PICU)
The Department of Neonatology & Pediatrics at Yashoda Super Speciality Hospitals has been formulated with the cutting – edge NICU & PICU wards to provide comprehensive care pertaining to all the age groups (fetus, newborn, infant, toddler, preschool, school age and adolescent) of a child. Ranging from preventive services, anticipatory guidance, assessment of well-being, treatment of illnesses covering minor to most complicated and even life threatening scenarios, at Yashoda Hospitals, we consider that the aforementioned age groups have unique health requirements.
At Yashoda Hospitals, for catering the optimal care of babies and newborns with special medical needs, our highly experienced neonatologists offer both emergency and critical carewith lasting effects during recovery.
With a dedicated crew of well experienced & qualified Pediatricians & Neonatologists, Yashoda’s neonatal & pediatric team is equipped with state of the art ventilators, incubators, ECG monitors, syringe pumps, oxygen and air cylinders along with the most advanced diagnostic back up facility. All pediatric super specialities such as the pediatric cardiology, critical care, surgery, neurology, nephrology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, etc. are available under one roof. Diverging from the repair of an inguinal hernia to the complex care of a premature baby with congenital anomalies, our surgeons have committed themselves to providing state of the art pediatric surgical care.
- The Pediatric ICU (PICU) addresses urgent requisites of children falling under the age group between 6 months to 12 years.
- Neonatology ICU (NICU) takes care of infants up to the age of 6 months.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Yashoda:
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Yashoda Hospitals offers excellent quality intensive care with futuristic technologies and continuous support system of dedicated super specialists. Our PICU is endowed with 24×7 services across multidisciplinary medical domains incorporating professionals such as pediatric cardiologists, nephrologists, rheumatologists, neurologists, gastroenterologist and endocrinologists. The PICU exists to safeguard precious lives of neonates and infants with acute illness, serious injuries from accidents, burns, severe neurological disorders or injury, cardiac issues along with those newborns who have undergone complex surgery.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Yashoda:
Developing along the lines to significantly improve the neonatal care capabilities in India, the Department of Neonatology of Yashoda Hospitals caters to monitoring and recording the crucial data comprising minute details of medication levels, nutrition, feeding patterns, calorie intakes and growth charts of babies in NICU.
As for our specialists, the advantages associated with the state of the art NICU enables the seamless integration of diversified neonatal measurement scores, precise medication, nutritional calculations along with establishing itself as a clinical decision support mechanism for notifying the medical professionals about upcoming infection in pre – symptomatic stage.
Pre – requisites for NICU admission:
- Respiratory distress
- Sepsis
- Jaundice
- Nutritional or feeding issues
- Extreme premature birth
Associated risk factors leading to NICU admission:
- Low or advanced maternal age
- Fetal distress
- Comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, etc. in the mother
- Multiple pregnancies
- Breech position
- Cord around the neck
- Birth injuries
- Premature rupture of membranes in mother’s body
- Insufficient amount of amniotic fluid
- Small gestational age
Unique characteristics of NICU:
- Comprehensive intensive and critical care offered to neonates born less than 28 weeks of gestational age and weighing less than 1000 gm.
- Equipped with futuristic life & respiratory support systems and ventilation tools.
- Endowed with equipment for surgical interventions, if and whenever needed.
- Access to the full range of pediatric subspecialties.
With advancement in neonatal & pediatric care services, we utilize the most advanced surgical techniques and minimally invasive technologies in caring for infants and set a target to developing techniques and medicines that make surgery both safer and more effective.
The department of pediatric surgery establishes benchmark in providing the safest & most pleasant surgical experience for our patients along with educating the parents about their child’s condition and required surgical procedures.