Comparison between two and twenty-four hours salt powder in treatment of infant umbilical granuloma
IRCMJ-Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2008; 10 (4): 267-269
in English
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ABSTRACT
One of the most common umbilical abnormalities in neonates is umbilical granuloma, causing inflammation and drainage. The common treatment is application of a 75% silver nitrate stick. This study was carried out to compare the effect of 2 and 24 hours salt [NaCl] in treatment on infant umbilical granuloma. From January 2004 to January 2006, at Neonatal ICU and Infant Follow-up Clinic of Imam Reza Hospital, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, Iran, two groups including 20 infants with umbilical granuloma undergoing a 24 hours treatment with salt as the case group and 20 infants undergoing a 2 hours treatment with salt as the control group were compared. There were18 boys and 22 girls. The treatment days in case and control groups were 1.2+0.6 and 2.1+0.4, respectively and the difference was statistically significant. In either group, there were no significant differences between sex, birth weight, time of umbilical separation and age of enrollment. 24-hours treatment of umbilical granuloma with salt was shown to be more effective than the 2- hours treatment method:
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Umbilicus
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Infant, Newborn
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Sodium Chloride
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. Red Crescent Med. J.
Year:
2008
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