What the skin of 341 premature newborns says - a transversal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Determine the frequency of dermatological diagnoses in preterm newborns up to 28 days of life and associated perinatal factors.

Method

a cross-sectional analytical study with a convenience sample and prospective data collection, was conducted between November 2017 and August 2019. Overall, 341 preterm newborns who had been admitted to a University hospital - including those admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - were evaluated.

Results

61 (17.9%) had less than 32 weeks gestational age (GA), with a mean GA and birth weight of 33.9 ± 2.8 weeks and 2107.8 ± 679.8g (465 to 4230g), respectively. The median age at the time of evaluation was 2.9 days (4 h to 27 days). The frequency of dermatological diagnoses was 100% and 98.5% of the sample had two or mor

SUBMITTER: Zanatta DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594010 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature