Abstract
Purpose:
To evaluate an evidence-based wound protocol for intravenous extravasation injuries in neonates.
Sample:
Nine newborns with intravenous extravasation injuries. Birth weight: 582-4,404 gm, gestational age: 24-40 weeks.
Results:
Five Wounds were colonized with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species, two with diphtheroids, three with Enterococcus. There was no evidence of wound infection or systemic infection. Rates of wound healing ranged from one to six weeks.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Algorithms
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Anthropometry
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Bandages, Hydrocolloid
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Birth Weight
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Clinical Protocols / standards
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Decision Trees
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Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
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Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / etiology
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Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / nursing*
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Gestational Age
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Humans
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Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / therapeutic use
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Infusions, Intravenous / adverse effects*
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Neonatal Nursing / methods*
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Neonatal Nursing / standards
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Nursing Assessment / methods
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Nursing Evaluation Research
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Patient Selection
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Skin Care* / methods
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Skin Care* / nursing
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Skin Care* / standards
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Time Factors
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Wound Healing
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Wound Infection / microbiology