Background: Airing the diaper area has a positive effect on dermatitis. In addition, it is reported in the literature that oxygen is effective in wound care. The aim of our study is to investigate the effect of oxygen on infant diaper dermatitis. Method: The study population consisted of infants will admit to the neonatal intensive care unit of a public hospital in Istanbul between October 2022 and April 2023. Sixty newborns who met the study criteria will randomly divide into two as the experimental (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. Personal data form and diaper dermatitis observation form will be used to obtain the data. All babies' diapers will be changed 8 times a day. Oxygen flow will be applied to the experimental group for one hour after each diaper change. The degree of diaper dermatitis will be evaluated every 24 hours.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
103
After changing the diaper, free flow oxygen will be provided to the diaper area for 1 hour with an oxygen cannula placed inside the diaper (oxygen flow is %21 Fio2, 5 L/min)
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Diaper dermatitis healing scale result
Expecting to healing diaper dermatitis symptoms at the time of intervention. The scale maximum value: 6 and minimum value: 0. As the scale score increases, the severity of dermatitis increases.
Time frame: 72 hours
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