University Hospital Galway Implements Recommendations After Newborn Head Injuries

University Hospital Galway says it has fully implemented recommendations of a review after a small number of cases where newborn babies suffered head injuries in 2022.Subgaleal haemorrhage is a form of bleeding under the scalp that can lead to severe complications and death of newborns.

Management at the HSE’s Saolta hospital group decided to audit the case files of the babies for insights into the occurrence of the injuries. It found that there were no other apparent causative factors other than the assistive births. “GUH had a clinical guideline in place since November 2020 to provide advice to staff regarding the detection and management of potential subgaleal haemorrhage in the newborn.”

It also recommended that the department should develop a formal guideline of the management of neonatal SGH.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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