Neonatal pressure ulcers: prevention and treatment

Health professionals should be prepared to respond to the needs of hospitalized neonates. The health team must consider multiple situations, where the neonate is at risk of having an adverse effect. One of the main interventions that health professionals must practice when interacting with hospitali...

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Published in:Research and reports in neonatology 2017-01, Vol.7, p.29-39
Main Authors: Garcfa-Molina, Pablo, Alfaro-Lopez, Alba, Garcfa-Rodrfguez, Sara Marfa, Brotons-Paya, Celia, Rodrfguez-Dolz, Mari Carmen, Balaguer-Lopez, Evelin
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Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Decubitus ulcer
Health aspects
Infant
Intensive care
Newborn infants
Ostomy
Pediatrics
pressure ulcer
Pressure ulcers
Prevention
Risk factors
Skin
treatment
Wound healing
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Summary:Health professionals should be prepared to respond to the needs of hospitalized neonates. The health team must consider multiple situations, where the neonate is at risk of having an adverse effect. One of the main interventions that health professionals must practice when interacting with hospitalized newborns is skin care. Neonates often suffer from diaper rash or intravenous drugs extravasation. Recently, hospitalized neonates and especially those in an unstable clinical situation are also at a risk of developing pressure ulcers. The presence of a pressure ulcer in a neonate can lead to serious problems to survival (eg, sepsis, clinical instability). This is the reason why, with this literature review, we attempt to answer questions from health professionals caring for neonates about the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Keywords: infant, pressure ulcer, treatment, prevention, wound, assessment
ISSN:1179-9935
1179-9935
DOI:10.2147/RRN.S98755