Journal article
A comparative study of sanitary napkins and absorbent nappy pads for urine output measurement in neonates
Abstract
AIM: To compare sanitary napkins and absorbent nappy pads (ANP) for urine output (UO) measurement.
METHODS: Phase 1: Freshly passed neonatal urine (5, 10 and 15 mL) was poured onto preweighed sanitary napkins or ANP, which were juxtaposed to the genital area of manikins placed in incubators/warmers and weighed at (1/2), 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 hr. Outcome was percentage weight change from baseline. Phase 2: Five very low birth weight boys in …
Authors
Dutta S; Saini SS; Narang A
Journal
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 98, No. 6, pp. 970–973
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01277.x
ISSN
0803-5253