It is aimed to minimise both unplanned extubation and skin damage with the surgical incision drep that we will use to fix the endotracheal tube in neonatal preterm infants and to reduce the complications that may develop due to these events. In addition, it is aimed to evaluate the relationship between these parameters by using devices measuring skin moisture, skin pH and Neonatal Skin Condition Assessment Scale in experimental and control groups.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of surgical incision drape usage for securing endotracheal tubes in preterm neonates. The study will be conducted using a randomized controlled design, and participants will be divided into two groups: those using the surgical drape and those not using it. The population of the study will consist of preterm infants who are hospitalised in the neonatal intensive care unit of Batman Training and Research Hospital. Intubated preterm infants between 28-34 weeks will be included in the study regardless of gender difference. Research data will be collected by the following methods: Demographic information, Neonatal Skin Condition Rating Scale (NSCS), Skin Ph meter device and skin moisture meter device. Data will be collected every 24 hours during the intubation period. The results of the study are expected to provide important theoretical and practical contributions. The effects of parameters such as skin wounds that may occur due to endotracheal tube fixation in infants, unplanned extubation rates, skin pH and skin moisture at the site of intubation fixation will be compared between the surgical incision drep and the standard group. The research data will be analysed using IBM SPSS 27.0 Programme (Statistical Package for Social Sciences).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
110
To compare the efficacy of surgical incision with silk plaster in ETT fixation.
Barış Çelik
Batman, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGdemographic data
It will consist of questions such as gestational week, birth weight, postnatal age, frequency of endotracheal tube re-fixation, reason for hospitalization, frequency of aspiration, mode of delivery, gender, phototherapy status, antibiotic status, sedative use, analgesic use, ventilator mode.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
skin ph meter and skin moisture meter
During the intubation period, skin pH and skin moisture meter data will be obtained from the experimental and control group patients every 24 hours at the intubation fixation site.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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