Nasal septum injury in preterm infants using nasal prongs

• Main Authors: Suely de Fátima Santos Freire Bonfim (Author), Maria Gorete Lucena de Vasconcelos (Author), Nayara Francisca Cabral de Sousa (Author), Daiana Vieira Câmara da Silva (Author), Luciana Pedrosa Leal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with nasal septum injury in premature infants using reused and new nasal prongs.METHOD: the study was a cohort from an open therapeutic intervention. The sample included 70 infants with a gestational age inferior to 37 weeks, who used na...