SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING UMBILICAL STUMPS

A device for protecting an umbilical stump-catheter interface, includes: a shield having a wall that defines a cavity for accommodating an umbilical stump, wherein the shield further includes a base for attachment to a patient; and an opening at the shield for allowing an umbilical catheter to exten...

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Hauptverfasser: PAPANEK, Julie, DAMBKOWSKI, Carl Linden, CHEHAB, Eric Fayez, JOSHI, Siddhartha, WOOD, Lauren So Young, FRITZ, Jonathan Andrew, VENOOK, Ross Daniel, SHIH, Joseph De-Chung, WALL, James, TORRES, Shivani Alexandra
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A device for protecting an umbilical stump-catheter interface, includes: a shield having a wall that defines a cavity for accommodating an umbilical stump, wherein the shield further includes a base for attachment to a patient; and an opening at the shield for allowing an umbilical catheter to extend therethrough. A method for protecting an umbilical stump-catheter interface, includes: providing a device having a shield with a wall that defines a cavity for accommodating an umbilical stump, wherein the shield further includes a base for attachment to a patient, and wherein the device further includes an opening at the shield; shielding the umbilical stump from an environment using the shield; and accommodating an umbilical catheter using the opening at the shield.