Use of sterile petrolatum for extravasation injury in a premature infant

The skin of premature infants is an ineffective barrier. The stratum corneum is thinner than that found in full-term infants. We report on a premature patient with extravasation injury from sodium bicarbonate. Daily treatment with sterile petrolatum resulted in restitutio ad integrum.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archivos argentinos de pediatría 2008-12, Vol.106 (6), p.533
Hauptverfasser:	Grabois, Florencia S, Voievdca, Tomás, Aqcuavita, Adriana, Kizlansky, Viviana, Saint Genez, Daniel, Vidaurreta, Santiago
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Emollients - therapeutic use Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials - drug therapy Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature, Diseases - drug therapy Male Petrolatum - therapeutic use Skin Diseases - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	The skin of premature infants is an ineffective barrier. The stratum corneum is thinner than that found in full-term infants. We report on a premature patient with extravasation injury from sodium bicarbonate. Daily treatment with sterile petrolatum resulted in restitutio ad integrum.
ISSN:	1668-3501