Effects of the environment of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on encephalopathy of prematurity
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2015.14.004
- VernacularTitle:新生儿重症监护病房环境与早产儿脑病
- Author:
Wei ZHOU
;
Xiao RONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Encephalopathy of prematurity;
Neonatal intensive care unit;
Noise;
Light;
Tactile stimulus;
Pain;
Maternal - infant separation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2015;(14):1053-1056
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Encephalopathy of prematurity is still an important reason which affects the survival and quality of life of preterm infants. During hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit(NICU),a variety of environmental factors such as noise,light,too much tactile stimuli,pain,and maternal - infant separation all will affect the development of preterm infants' brain,leading to encephalopathy of prematurity. Therefore,need to attach importance to the effects of NICU environment on the growth and development and the neurological function of preterm infants,try to optimize the environment of NICU,to reduce the incidence of brain injury of prematurity,improve the long - term prognosis of pre-term infants.
