title: NeoSeal to Prevent Nasal Injury in Preterm Infants Receiving Oxygen Therapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if a foam septum protector prevents nasal injury in preterm infants receiving nasal heated humidified oxygen.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective before and after comparative design was used.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical records of 101 preterm infants receiving either nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) or nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) were reviewed; 50 were in the control group and 51 were in the intervention group that had the NeoSeal septum protector applied. The groups were not different in terms of gender, birth weight, gestational age, days intubated, or on days on NCPAP/NIPPV. Skin condition of nares was scored daily using the Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale (NSRAS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Infants who had the NeoSeal applied had significantly less nasal injuries, OR = 4.08; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.22-9.59; p = .01. The best predictors of nasal injury were gestational age and whether the NeoSeal was applied or not.
authors.affiliation: Azusa Pacific University, 700 E. Foothill Ave., Azusa, CA 91701, USA.
authors.forename: Lina Kurdahi
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Badr
authors.forename: Mirvat Hasan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Zeineddine
authors.forename: Hanan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: Lama
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charafeddine
mesh_terms: D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*