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  • Title: Neonatal intravenous extravasation injuries: evaluation of a wound care protocol.
    Author: Sawatzky-Dickson D, Bodnaryk K.
    Journal: Neonatal Netw; 2006; 25(1):13-9. PubMed ID: 16514862.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate an evidence-based wound protocol for intravenous extravasation injuries in neonates. SAMPLE: Nine newborns with intravenous extravasation injuries. Birth weight: 582-4,404 gm, gestational age: 24-40 weeks. RESULTS: Five Wounds were colonized with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species, two with diphtheroids, three with Enterococcus. There was no evidence of wound infection or systemic infection. Rates of wound healing ranged from one to six weeks.
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