Therapies for neonates with congenital malformations admitted to a neonatal unit

Autor: Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso, Valéria Rocha Mendes Lima, Fabíola Chaves Fontoura, Sofia Esmeraldo Rodrigues, Isadora Andrade Saraiva, Fernanda Cavalcante Fontenele
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 60-8 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1518-1944
DOI: 10.5216/ree.v17i1.22986
Popis: The aim of this study was to characterize the treatments applied to newborns with congenital malformation hospitalized in a neonatal unit and to identify whether there is an association among the treatments used and the type of malformation. A descriptive, prospective and quantitative study was developed in a public institution in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected using the medical records of 30 neonates with congenital malformations. The incidence of malformations was higher among females, regardless of the mother’s age, gestational age or weight at birth; malformations of the central nervous and musculoskeletal systems prevailed. The treatments used varied according to the clinical evolution of the neonate. The data collected did not present statistical significance when associated with the variable of congenital malformation and the treatments used (p>0.05). The treatments are not directly related to the type of malformation, but to the clinical condition of the neonate.
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