Dry care versus chlorhexidine cord care for prevention of omphalitis. Systematic review with meta-analysis

• Main Authors: María Dolores López-Medina (Author), Manuel Linares-Abad (Author), Ana Belén López-Araque (Author), Isabel María López-Medina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the effect of dry care and the application of chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord of newborns at risk of developing omphalitis. Method: systematic review with meta-analysis. Clinical trials comparing dry care with the application of clorexidine to evaluate omphalitis w...