Management of chronic lung disease infants in the community

Publication date: April 2018Source: Journal of Neonatal Nursing, Volume 24, Issue 2Author(s): Tendai NzirawaAbstractThe aim of this study is to review the current home oxygen weaning programme used in the past 6 years by the Community Neonatal Nurses, in order to improve or maintain current practice. The study was done retrospectively, by reviewing data of infants discharged from the neonatal unit based in London, United Kingdom and weaned off oxygen by the Community Neonatal Nurses. At least 65/108 (60%) infants were weaned off home oxygen within the 1st year of life.
Source: Journal of Neonatal Nursing - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Source Type: research