Medical adhesive‐related skin injuries in the neonatology department of a teaching hospital

Medical adhesive‐related skin injuries in the neonatology department of a teaching hospital

Background Medical adhesives are used to affix components to the skin. They are part of procedures performed by medical specialties because of their participation as constituents of different products, such as tapes, dressings, and electrodes. Aim This study aims to assess the prevalence of, and fac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nursing in critical care 2022-07, Vol.27 (4), p.583-588
Hauptverfasser: Oliveira Marcatto, Juliana, Santos, André Soares, Oliveira, Ananda Jéssyla Felix, Costa, Anna Caroline Leite, Regne, Giulia Ribeiro Schettino, Trindade, Raquel Elias, Couto, Débora Lara, Souza Noronha, Kenya Valéria Micaela, Andrade, Mônica Viegas
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adhesives
Critical care
Iatrogenesis
infant
Injuries
Medical dressings
Neonatal care
newborn
Newborn babies
Skin
surgical tape
Teaching hospitals
wounds and injuries
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Zusammenfassung:Background Medical adhesives are used to affix components to the skin. They are part of procedures performed by medical specialties because of their participation as constituents of different products, such as tapes, dressings, and electrodes. Aim This study aims to assess the prevalence of, and factors associated with, the development of medical adhesive‐related skin injuries (MARSIs) in patients treated with medical tapes in the neonatology department of a large teaching hospital in Brazil. Study Design Cohort study. Methods All premature newborns (gestational age from 28 to
ISSN:1362-1017
1478-5153
DOI:10.1111/nicc.12621