Although today’s topic focuses on the work of Dr Jonathan C.L. Shaw, it is important to remember that successfully providing total parenteral nutrition (TPN : nutrition exclusively with an intravenous catheter) as the sole nutritional support for growth, development and metabolic maintenance, first in animals, then in a newborn and…

Vygon designs and manufactures single-use medical devices for healthcare professionals, helping them deliver the best outcomes for patients. Neonatology is at the heart of the company’s offering, providing solutions for respiratory care, vascular access and enteral feeding. Vygon is a world leader in manufacturing single-use medical and surgical products. Founded…

Georges Boussignac’s revolutionary invention has helped change the course of the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) linked to COVID-19 — The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of using pioneering medical equipment and devices to treat patients fighting this infectious disease, caused by a novel coronavirus. …

In this series of posts, we will take a closer look at existing guidelines aimed to reduce the risk of catheter-related infections. For simplicity we will use the epic3 guidelines by NHS England (revised and updated in 2014) — titled epic3: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS…

In an era of increasing antibiotic resistance, “nosocomial” or healthcare-associated infections (HAI) pose an ever-increasing risk to patients in hospitals. According to WHO, HAIs affect hundreds of millions of hospitalised patients annually, with 7 to 10 out of every 100 acquiring at least one HAI. Intensive care units (ICUs) and…

Every year, around 15 million babies across the world are born prematurely. The average pregnancy lasts for approximately 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are classed as premature. Being born before full-term can lead to a number of potentially life-threatening complications at birth and going into childhood. …

Sudden cardiac arrest is the stopping of the heart due to a disruption of the heart’s electrical impulses, which results in inadequate oxygenated blood flow to the brain and vital organs. The victim hence loses consciousness and could die. The leading cause of cardiac arrest is irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias) in…

Vygon’s opinion: François Rochiccioli, Vice President BU Obstetrics Neonatology Enteral