A randomized study of 3 umbilical cord care regimens at home in Thai neonates: Comparison of time to umbilical cord separation, parental satisfaction and bacterial colonization

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 967-972

  Chamnanvanakij, Sangkae ^a   Decharachakul, Kesanee ^a   Rasamimaree, Phonphat ^a   Vanprapar, Nirun ^a  

^a PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Clean cord care; Time to cord separation; Triple dye; Umbilical cord care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRIPLE DYE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLEAN UMBILICAL CORD CARE; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; OMPHALITIS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TIME TO UMBILICAL CORD SEPARATION; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD CARE; UMBILICAL CORD SEPARATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOL; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROFLAVINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 25144498382     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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