Skysurfer Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hello Netters, i wonder what cord care practices are currently standard in your hospitals at the moment? Is anyone using alcohol and or other antimicrobials like chlorhexidine on a regular basis, or do you tend to use only sterile water with or without soap? If you don`t use any of the agents listed above, what do you use and how? If you do cord care this or that way, how often do you do cord care per day / week? Most interestingly why. Any references? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluelightRN Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 At my hospital we have stopped using alcohol and any other treatment for more than a year and have not seen any increase in infection. For UA/UV lines we do not use anything either. I think Mother Nature knows best in this case - less is better. BluelightRN MSN, RNC TRHMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selvanr4 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 In our hospital we do not apply anything on the cord. we allow it to dry. When baby bath is given (after 5 days as per national guidelines),we use cotton towel to dry. Even in NICU babies, we have not had any problems. thanks dr.r.selvan lotus hospital erode india Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manberbenitez Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Dear Norbert Here in mexico generally we use only water and soap during the bath, in the first 5 to 7 days we use sometimes a product name merthiolate, I think is timerosal and a mercuric salt. we repeat very frequently to our moms that do not cover with anything and ventilate very frequently. hope this help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemnaina Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 we currently use gentian violet once daily , we found it very effective and safe . Dr. Abdellatif Amnaina Consultant Paediatrician MD Lecturer Of Paediatrics ,Omer Al-MUkhtar University Derna-LIbya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest p.mansvelt Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We let the umbilical cord dry. Only clean it once a day with chlorhexidine if its smells bad . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoannieO Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 We don't use anything. Generally the cord will just dry and drop off in a few days. This has been our practice for several years now and we have not had any increase in infection, and very rarely have a smelly cord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest enaid1 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 After researching the evidence, we adopted the practice of applying nothing to the cord. The area is cleaned as part of infant's bath using water alone or as with our older infants we use a baby wash type of soap. However, the area around the umbilicus is cleansed/prepped with Chlorhexidine (CHG) and excess wiped off with sterile saline wipe prior to the insertion of umbilical line catheter and nothing else after that. So far so good in our unit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 but what about if the baby is in NICU with sick parameters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest merton1981 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Some hospital in my country still used alcohol. If I found this information earlier might be an advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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