280
Participants
Start Date
December 2, 2019
Primary Completion Date
December 2, 2021
Study Completion Date
May 16, 2022
interventional nursing care
"The infants enrolled will receive different intervention according to a defined risk factor level:~Low:~* NCPAP duration \< 48 hours (h)~* Gestational Age (GA) \> 32 weeks (wks)~* Current weight \> 1500 g~Interventions:~* alternating mask or nasal prongs once per shift~* skin assessment (excoriation, erythema or skin breakdown) once per shift~Medium:~* NCPAP duration from 48 to 72 h~* GA from 32 to 28 wks~* Current weight from 1500 to 1000 g~Interventions:~* alternating mask or nasal prongs twice per shift~* skin assessment (excoriation, erythema or skin breakdown) twice per shift~* repositioning of device once per shift~High:~* NCPAP duration \> 72 h~* GA \< 28 wks~* Current weight \< 1000 g~Interventions:~* alternating mask or nasal prongs twice per shift~* skin assessment (excoriation, erythema or skin breakdown) every 3 h per shift~* repositioning of device every 3 h per shift"
Standard nursing care
"* Use of hydrocolloid as nasal barrier dressing~* Appropriate size of headbands, indicated by production company~* Appropriate size of mask or binasal prongs, indicated by production company~* Frequently assess skin integrity, every 4 hours~* Replace hydrocolloid if it's dirty or displaced~* Humidity and heat gases"
NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
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