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Iatrogenic skin injury in the neonatal intensive care unit

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Author	Sardesai, Smeeta R. Kornacka, Maria K. Walas, Wojciech Ramanathan, Rangasamy
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Journal: The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Although neonatal care has become more and more meticulous with significant changes in technology in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the past 50 years, iatrogenic cutaneous injuries continue to occur. Although the incidence of severe injuries is decreasing because the more difficult procedures are being replaced by improved techniques, skin injuries have not yet been completely eliminated. However, the nature and causes of cutaneous injuries have changed, and the injuries are frequent but generally minor. The major risk factors are low birth weight, gestational age, length of stay, a central venous line, mechanical ventilation, and support with continuous positive airway pressure. The rate of iatrogenic events is about 57% at gestational ages of 24-27 weeks, compared with 3% at term. There are no current comprehensive reviews of iatrogenic cutaneous injury. The purpose of this review is to describe the iatrogenic cutaneous injuries that may occur in the newborns as a consequence of perinatal and postnatal medical procedures. With increased survival of extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants and changing modes of management in the NICU, neonatologists must make every effort to recognize injuries and prevent their occurrence in the NICU.
Related Links	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/14767051003728245
Ending Page	203
Page Count	7
Starting Page	197
ISSN	14767058
e-ISSN	14764954
DOI	10.3109/14767051003728245
Journal	The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2010-06-14
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Severe Injuries Iatrogenic Cutaneous
Content Type	Text
Subject	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health Obstetrics and Gynecology

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