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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2011-11-1
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The preterm infants' skin is structurally and functionally immature at birth because of immature stratum corneum barrier function, leading to problems with fluid loses, thermoregulation, and infection. Two parameters of barrier function can be non-invasively assessed: Stratum Corneum Hydration (SCH) and Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL). Skin-to-Skin Care (SSC) is the proposed independent variable that might affect barrier function by decreasing TEWL and increasing SCH, thereby improving stratum corneum barrier function and consequently decreasing the rate of infection. No study of SSC's effects on TEWL and SCH of preterm infants could be found. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of 5 daily Skin-to-Skin Contact sessions on infant skin hydration (SCH), transepidermal evaporated water loss (TEWL), and on SCH when TEWL was controlled, and on the presence of hospital acquired infection.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:status |
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
1918-3011
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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| pubmed:day |
12
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| pubmed:volume |
3
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
36-46
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| pubmed:year |
2011
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Effect of skin-to-skin contact on preterm infant skin barrier function and hospital-acquired infection.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Case Western Reserve University Bolton School of Nursing, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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