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Background
Existing reference data on serum procalcitonin (PCT) in neonates include the effects of respiratory disorders commonly occurring during birth. We aimed to determine new 95% reference intervals in neonates after excluding the influence of respiratory failure at birth, and to investigate the effects of gestational age (GA) and respiratory condition at birth on postnatal transient serum PCT...
Background
Automatic lancets have been reported to be superior to manual lancets in terms of pain and treatment time. However, no studies have yet been published comparing automatic lancet and needle puncture heel‐prick blood sampling. The objective of this study was to compare the pain response and efficiency between the automatic lancet and needle at the time of heel blood sampling. The design...
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