| Summary: | Introduction
Nutrition problems in premature infants occur due to malformations and lack of coordination between sucking, swallowing, and breathing, and premature infants usually require neonatal intensive care unit care. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of incubator cover on the arterial O2 saturation of premature infants admitted to ne- onatal intensive care unit.
Material and Methods
This quasi-experimental study was performed on 70 neo- nates admitted to NICU of Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital in Zahedan who were randomly assigned into incubator cover (n=35) and control (n=35) groups. Intervention was performed in the intervention group by dark cloth with one side dark and the other side light. After intervention, infants' arterial O2 saturation was assessed. Data were an- alyzed using SPSS software version 16 and t test and Chi- square test.
Results
The mean of O2 saturation of neonates in the incubator group was 95.8 ± 0.6% and control 93.1± 1.1%. Results
of t test showed mean of O2 saturation of neonates in the
incubator group was significantly higher than control group (P <0.001).
Conclusion
In this study, incubator cover improved O2 saturation of premature neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units and stable of oxygenation.
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