Administración de oxígeno para la prevención de retinopatía en el prematuro: conocimientos y cuidados del personal de enfermería

  • Yacquet, Clara Elena
Publication date
November 2021
Publisher
Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia

Abstract

Introduction: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an alteration of the blood vessels of the immature retina, which appears in premature newborns during the first weeks of life, and causes ocular alterations that partially or totally impede visual development. Objective: to analyze the relationship between the level of knowledge about oxygen administration and nursing care for the prevention of retinopathy of the premature neonate. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out between the months of July-October 2021 in the Neonatology service of a health institution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The sample consisted of 32 nurses.  Results: A prevalence of the female sex was evidenced with 78.1%....

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