Influence of sunflower seed oil on the skin barrier function of preterm infants: A randomized controlled trial

Dermatology

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 230-239

  Kanti, Varvara ^a   Grande, Claudia ^a   Stroux, Andrea ^b   Bührer, Christoph ^a   Blume Peytavi, Ulrike ^a   Bartels, Natalie Garcia ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Department of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Neonatal skin condition score; Preterm infants; Skin barrier function; Stratum corneum hydration; Sunflower seed oil; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

SUNFLOWER OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PH; PREMATURITY; SEBUM; SKIN; SKIN CARE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; THIGH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; THERMOREGULATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PLANT OILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN CARE; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84914178954     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000363380     Document Type: Article

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