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ArticleBMC pediatrics2019

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure with head cap fixation as a contributing factor to extensive scalp necrosis in a preterm neonate with early-onset sepsis and scalp hematoma.

P Zachhau, A E Gravergaard, H T Christesen

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P ZachhauDept. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
A E GravergaardDept. of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
H T ChristesenHans Christian Andersen Children's Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. Henrik.christesen@rsyd.dk.
Odense University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is widely used in the treatment and prevention of respiratory distress in preterm neonates, with only few severe adverse skin effects reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A preterm neonate was born at 34 + 1 weeks of gestation, birth weight 1860 g, and presented with early-onset sepsis (EOS) and scalp hematoma. He developed respiratory distress day 2 after birth. Antibiotics, nasal CPAP and other supportive treatment were initiated. A scalp hematoma in the occipital region was complicated by nasal CPAP cap pressure leading to an extensive scalp necrosis equaling 6% of the total body surface. Debridement and skin grafting were performed day 11, and 51, respectively. The boy survived with good healing of the skin graft.

conclusionThe nasal CPAP head cap contributed to the development of severe, but potentially preventable, scalp necrosis in a preterm with birth-related scalp skin injury and EOS.

Indexed as

Continuous Positive Airway PressureHematomaHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleNecrosisScalpScalp DermatosesSepsisEarly onset sepsisNasal CPAPPretermScalp necrosis

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PMID31653239
PMCPMC6815006
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