Skin of the very premature newborn – physiology and care

Autor(i)

  • Sonja Anić Jurica Division of Neonatology, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagreb University Hospital Center
  • Ana Čolić Division of Neonatology, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagreb University Hospital Center
  • Snježana Gverić-Ahmetašević Division of Neonatology, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagreb University Hospital Center
  • Damir Lončarević Division of Neonatology, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagreb University Hospital Center
  • Boris Filipović-Grčić Division of Intensive Care and Neonatology, University Department of Pediatrics, Zagreb University Hospital Center
  • Jasminka Stipanović-Kastelić Division of Intensive Care and Neonatology, University Department of Pediatrics, Zagreb University Hospital Center
  • Arnes Rešić Department of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, Zagreb Children’s Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13112/PC.2016.4

Ključne riječi:

neonatal intensive care unit, neonatal prematurity, skin physiology

Sažetak

Skin is a multifunctional human organ. It has a protective, regulatory and sensory function. Skin of the very premature newborn is underdeveloped with defi cient functionality and has to be observed and treated as an immature organ in need of special care and interventions. Appropriate prevention and compensation of water and heat losses is obligatory as preserving the integrity of the skin and therefore of the entire body.

Preuzimanja

Objavljeno

2016-03-30

Broj časopisa

Svezak 60 Br. 1 (2016)

Rubrika

Pregled

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Kako citirati

Jurica, S. A., Čolić, A., Gverić-Ahmetašević, S., Lončarević, D., Filipović-Grčić, B., Stipanović-Kastelić, J., & Rešić, A. (2016). Skin of the very premature newborn – physiology and care. Paediatria Croatica, 60(1), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.13112/PC.2016.4

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