Influence of water colloid dressing on the skin of tracheal intubation in less than 6 months newborns with congenital heart disease

VernacularTitle:水胶体敷料对先天性心脏病术后患儿气管插管处皮肤的效果观察
Author: Fengming ZHANG ¹ ; Menglin TANG
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1. 四川大学华西医院重症医学科小儿ICU
Keywords: tracheal intubation; avulsion injury of skin; water colloid dressing
From: Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2017;21(6):162-164
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To discuss the influence of water colloid dressing on the skin of tracheal intubation in less than 6 months newborns with congenital heart disease.Methods A total of 80 newborns with congenital heart disease accepted therapy in our hospital were selected and were divided into control group and experimental group,with 40 cases in each group.3 M elastic tape was used to fix tracheal intubation in control group while water colloid dressing was used to protect the cheek and then 3 M elastic tape was applied to fix catheter in experimental group.The skin condition of the cheek was compared after intubation.Results The skin condition of experimental group was significantly better than control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Water colloid dressing could protect the skin and decrease the rate of avulsion injury of skin and pressure sores.