Comparative effects of using alcohol, natural drying, and salicylic sugar powder on umbilical stump detachment of neonates

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-274

  Liu, Mei Fang ^a,d   Lee, Tzu Ying ^d   Kuo, Ying Ling ^b,d   Lien, Man Chen ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Nursing ^*  (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

alcohol; natural drying; neonate; salicylic sugar powder; umbilical cord care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSING; POWDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CARE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIGATION; MALE; POWDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALICYLIC ACID; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84864775241     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e318261ca33     Document Type: Article

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