Effect of skin barrier therapy on neonatal mortality rates in preterm infants in Bangladesh: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial.

L Darmstadt, Gary; K Saha, Samir; S M Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, A; Ahmed, Saifuddin; A K Azad Chowdhury, M; A Law, Paul; E Rosenberg, Rebecca; E Black, Robert; Santosham, Mathuram

doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0213

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Effect of skin barrier therapy on neonatal mortality rates in preterm infants in Bangladesh: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial.

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Gary L Darmstadt

Samir K Saha

A S M Nawshad Uddin Ahmed

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Skin barrier therapy during the neonatal period, when the skin barrier is most highly compromised and the risk of death is greatest, has been shown to have a number of potential benefits, including reduced risk of nosocomial sepsis. Topical application of emollients that augment skin barr...

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