Nasal septum injury in preterm infants using nasal prongs

OBJECTIVE: to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with nasal septum injury in premature infants using reused and new nasal prongs.METHOD: the study was a cohort from an open therapeutic intervention. The sample included 70 infants with a gestational age inferior to 37 weeks, who used na...

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Main Authors: Suely de Fátima Santos Freire Bonfim, Maria Gorete Lucena de Vasconcelos, Nayara Francisca Cabral de Sousa, Daiana Vieira Câmara da Silva, Luciana Pedrosa Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000500826&lng=en&tlng=en