Postpartum regular massage on lacrimal sac to prevent neonatal dacryocystitis
Journal Title: Guoji Yanke Zazhi - Year 2018, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
AIM: To early massage lacrimal sac to prevent and reduce the neonatal dacryocystitis. <p>METHODS: We collected 4 048 cases of neonatal, there were 2 650 cases of natural birth including 5 300 eyes and 1 398 cases of Cesarean section including 2 796 eyes. There were 2 131 cases with preventive massage on lacrimal sac including 1 396 cases in natural labor, 2 792 eyes, and 735 cases in cesarean delivery, 1 470 eyes. Then, we determined whether neonatal dacryocystitis occurrence in the observation period. <p>RESULTS: After preventive massage on lacrimal sac, there were 104 cases of neonatal dacryocystitis that included 68 cases of natural labor, 75 eyes and 36 cases of cesarean delivery, 47 eyes; 140 cases of neonatal dacryocystitis that included 49 cases of natural labor, 57 eyes and 91 cases of cesarean delivery, 148 eyes, in the neonatal without massage. In the comparison of preventive massage group with control group, there were significant differences of the incidence of neonatal dacryocystitis(<i>χ</i><sup> 2</sup>=32.141, <i>P</i><0.01). <p>CONCLUSION: The preventative massage on lacrimal sac significantly reduce the incidence of neonatal dacryocystitis.
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Xu-Peng Jiang
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- DOI 10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2018.4.43
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