Umbilical Cord Care Procedures in the Newborn: A Systematic Review
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Infant/newborn, umbilical cord, anti-infective agentAbstract
Objectives: This paper presents a review of the scientific evidence about the recommended care for newborn umbilical wound in order to establish the best care possible.
Methodology: The search was conducted in May 2015, following the PRISMA criteria of scientific literature searches and completed with a manual review. We used the tool «Critical Reading Sheets» of OSTEBA Service for Health Technology Assessment of the Basque Government for the scientific evaluation of the selected works.
Results: We included 9 articles in this s review: 5 of them were previous revisions and 4 randomized controlled clinical trials. Most of them compared the use of an antiseptic (mainly clorhexidine) versus dry care.
Conclusions: Accordingly to the scientific evidence summarized In this manuscript about the care of newborn’s umbilical cord, the method to recommend will differ depending on whether we are in a developed country or in a developing one.
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