Colloidal Oatmeal, Colloid Cream, Diaper Rash, Preterm Neonates and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Effect of Colloidal Oatmeal Compared to Colloid Cream on Diaper Rash Among Preterm Neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

-This study aimed to investigate the effect of colloid oatmeal compared to colloid cream on diaper rash among preterm neonates in the NICU.

A quasi-experimental study was carried out in the NICU of El-Raml Children's Hospital at Wengat in Alexandria. Ninety preterm neonates were randomly assigned to three equal groups. The control group received the usual care of NICU for diaper rash, colloidal oatmeal group received colloidal oatmeal cream and colloid group received colloid cream (cold which is the base for colloid oatmeal)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Preterm neonates
• Have diaper rash,
• Hemodynamically stable
• Receive enteral feeding (breast, bottle, gavage, or mixed feeding)
• Newly admitted to the previously mentioned setting
• On the first day of exposure to diaper rash

Exclusion Criteria:

• Preterm who have candida infection in groin
• Use other drugs for diaper rash