Comparison of massage and prone position on heart rate and blood oxygen saturation level in preterm neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit: A randomized controlled trial

Comparison of massage and prone position on heart rate and blood oxygen saturation level in preterm neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit: A randomized controlled trial

Background: These days, most of the admitted infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are premature infants. Infant massage and prone position has been recommended for several decades to have a positive effect on preterm and low birth weight infants. The objective of this study was to determi...

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Main Authors: Azamolmolouk Elsagh, Razieh Lotfi, Siamak Amiri, Haleh Hatam Gooya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Subjects:
Heart rate
intensive care units
massage
neonatal
oxygen
preterm infants
prone position
Online Access:http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2019;volume=24;issue=5;spage=343;epage=347;aulast=Elsagh

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