Medical adhesive-related skin injuries in the neonatology department of a teaching hospital.

Juliana de Oliveira MarcattoAndré Soares SantosAnanda Jéssyla Felix OliveiraAnna Caroline Leite CostaGiulia Ribeiro Schettino RegneRaquel Elias da TrindadeDébora Lara CoutoKenya Valéria Micaela de Souza NoronhaMônica Viegas Andrade

Published in: Nursing in critical care (2021)

Awareness of the risk associated with adhesive tape application and removal in newborns allow health services to better address the problem by enforcing good practices, elaborating better protocols, qualifying the health care professionals, and potentially selecting softer tapes for neonates.

Keyphrases

healthcare
low birth weight
pregnant women
primary care
preterm infants
soft tissue
cord blood
wound healing
health information
drug induced