Cost-effectiveness of skin-barrier-enhancing emollients among preterm infants in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Amnesty LeFevre (Author), Samuel D Shillcutt (Author), Samir K Saha (Author), ASM Nawshad Uddin Ahmed (Author), Saifuddin Ahmed (Author), MAK Azad Chowdhury (Author), Paul A Law (Author), Robert Black (Author), Mathuram Santosham (Author), Gary L Darmstadt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of topical emollients, sunflower seed oil (SSO) and synthetic Aquaphor, versus no treatment, in preventing mortality among hospitalized preterm infants (< 33 weeks gestation) at a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh. METHODS: Evidence from a randomized co...