ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effects of hydrocolloid dressing on neonatal scleredema.Methods Forty patients with neonatal scleredema were enrolled from Department of Neonatology,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from February 2015 to February 2017.The patients were assigned to the experimental group and the control group by random number table with 20 cases in each group.The experimental group was treated with hydrocolloid dressing besides routine comprehensive treatment,and the hydrocolloid dressing was changed every 3～4 d until swelling disappeared.The control group was treated with routine comprehensive treatment.Body temperature,response and swelling of two groups were observed.Results For therapeutic effects between two groups,the total effective rate of the experiment group was 95％,and was significantly better than that of the control group which was 65％(P＜0.05).The recovery time of body temperature and the time of swelling disappear in the experiment group were 38.25±17.33 h and 3.05±1.00 d;while those in the control group were 57.35±32.21 h and 4.65±1.57 d,and the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Applying hydrocolloid dressing at swelling site in premature infants can significantly shorten the time of skin swelling,promote body temperature recovery,and improve treatment effects.