title: Eau de Dalibour vs. alcohol for umbilical cord care.
abstract: This study was conducted to compare the effects of Eau de Dalibour and ethanol on preventing omphalitis and also on umbilical cord separation time in neonates. In this clinical trial, 178 randomly selected, healthy term neonates were investigated. To disinfect the umbilical cords, Eau de Dalibour was used for 84 infants (case group) and ethanol for 94 infants (control group). No cases of omphalitis were observed in either group. Umbilical cord separation time was significantly shorter in the Eau de Dalibour group than in the ethanol group: 4.04 ± 1.61 days vs. 6.3 ± 1.82 days, p = 0.001. This study revealed that although Eau de Dalibour and ethanol were equally effective in preventing the incidence of omphalitis in neonates, Eau de Dalibour induced the separation of umbilical cord significantly quicker in the infants. Thus, Eau de Dalibour could be used as a suitable replacement for ethanol in neonates' umbilical cord care.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Department, Kosar Gynecology and Obstetrics hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Drmhabibi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Qazvin Children Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahyar
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Qazvin Children Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heidari
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javadi
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy College of Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shifteh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahyar
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014470:Umbilical Cord
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000431:Ethanol
keywords: Eau de Dalibour; alcohol; neonate; umbilical cord