1. Disposable diapers decrease the incidence of neonatal infections compared to cloth diapers in a level II neonatal intensive care unit.
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Babu, M. Chowdary, Tandur, Baswaraj, Sharma, Deepak, and Murki, Srinivas
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SEPTICEMIA prevention , *CROSS infection prevention , *COMMUNICABLE disease epidemiology , *CLOTHING & dress , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CROSS infection , *DIAPERS , *INFANT care , *LONGITUDINAL method , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *NEONATAL intensive care , *RESEARCH , *SEPSIS , *CITY dwellers , *EVALUATION research , *NEONATAL intensive care units , *DISEASE incidence , *DIAPER rash , *ECONOMICS , *PREVENTION - Abstract
Objective: To study whether disposable diapers decrease the incidence of neonatal infections compared with cloth diapers in a level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Method and Material: All neonates admitted to the NICU and having duration of stay >48 h were enrolled. Those babies with signs and symptoms of infection were screened with septic screen and/or blood culture.Results: The primary outcome of the study was incidence of probable sepsis. Of 253 babies enrolled in the study period, probable sepsis was present in 101 (39.9%) infants in the total study group and was higher in cloth diaper group as compared with disposable diaper group (p = 0.01). For an average NICU stay of 6 days, cloth diapers would cost Rs. 241 vs. Rs. 162 for disposable diaper for any infant.Conclusion: Usage of disposable diapers decrease the incidence of probable sepsis in babies admitted to NICU. It is also cost effective to use disposable diapers in the NICU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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