Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in Neonatology

Débora de Fátima Camillo Ribeiro,1,2 Paula Karina Hembecker,2 Adriane Muller Nakato,2 Beatriz Luci Fernandes,2 Percy Nohama2,3 1Neonatal Services, Waldemar Monastier Hospital, Campo Largo, Paraná, Brazil; 2Graduate Program on Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Curitiba, P...

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Main Authors: Ribeiro DDFC, Hembecker PK, Nakato AM, Fernandes BL, Nohama P
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Published: Dove Medical Press 2023-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/satisfaction-of-health-professionals-regarding-the-short-binasal-prong-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH
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description Débora de Fátima Camillo Ribeiro,1,2 Paula Karina Hembecker,2 Adriane Muller Nakato,2 Beatriz Luci Fernandes,2 Percy Nohama2,3 1Neonatal Services, Waldemar Monastier Hospital, Campo Largo, Paraná, Brazil; 2Graduate Program on Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; 3Graduate Program on Biomedical Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, BrazilCorrespondence: Percy Nohama, Graduate Program on Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 80215-901, Brazil, Tel +55 41 3271-1357, Email percy.nohama@pucpr.brPurpose: To evaluate the health professionals’ satisfaction regarding the short binasal prong used in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), evaluate the difficulties related to its use, and present possible improvements in the design of this device.Patients and Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study with prospective data collection carried out in the NICU of a public hospital in southern Brazil. This research was presented into two stages. In the first stage, the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology was applied with 90 health professionals to evaluate the satisfaction regarding the short binasal prong. In the second stage, the health professional’s experiences and difficulties in using the binasal prongs in 14 newborns (NBs) that required non-invasive ventilation was collected. The short binasal prongs used was the Fanem® brand and the CPAP circuit was Gabisa Medical International (GMI®). Finally, improvements and recommendations were presented to optimize the device’s design.Results: The mean score of the health professionals’ satisfaction with short binasal prongs was 3.8 ± 0.6. Ease of adjustment (3.27) and dimensions (3.62) variables had the worst scores. The main difficulties pointed out by health professionals were: circuit disconnection (57.1%), the size of the prong did not correspond to NBs’ anatomical characteristics (35.7%), air leakage (21.4%), and difficulty in fixing and positioning the prong in the NB (14.28%). The improvements suggested were: appropriate prong sizes based on the anatomical characteristics of the NBs; adjustable distance between insertion and base catheters; manufactured with malleable material, however not easily foldable; curved and adjustable insertion catheters and functional system of tracheas’ connection.Conclusion: The dissatisfaction of health professionals with the dimensions and prongs adjustments and the difficulties faced in clinical practice indicate the need for improvements in these interfaces. The recommendations presented in this study may contribute to optimizing the design of the binasal prong in the future.Keywords: assistive technology, neonatal intensive care, non-invasive ventilation, surveys and questionnaires
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spelling doaj.art-d48741e910d948b88a87e00ebb2f9d482023-08-03T19:02:11ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1178-23902023-08-01Volume 162217222985609Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in NeonatologyRibeiro DDFCHembecker PKNakato AMFernandes BLNohama PDébora de Fátima Camillo Ribeiro,1,2 Paula Karina Hembecker,2 Adriane Muller Nakato,2 Beatriz Luci Fernandes,2 Percy Nohama2,3 1Neonatal Services, Waldemar Monastier Hospital, Campo Largo, Paraná, Brazil; 2Graduate Program on Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; 3Graduate Program on Biomedical Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, BrazilCorrespondence: Percy Nohama, Graduate Program on Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 80215-901, Brazil, Tel +55 41 3271-1357, Email percy.nohama@pucpr.brPurpose: To evaluate the health professionals’ satisfaction regarding the short binasal prong used in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), evaluate the difficulties related to its use, and present possible improvements in the design of this device.Patients and Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study with prospective data collection carried out in the NICU of a public hospital in southern Brazil. This research was presented into two stages. In the first stage, the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology was applied with 90 health professionals to evaluate the satisfaction regarding the short binasal prong. In the second stage, the health professional’s experiences and difficulties in using the binasal prongs in 14 newborns (NBs) that required non-invasive ventilation was collected. The short binasal prongs used was the Fanem® brand and the CPAP circuit was Gabisa Medical International (GMI®). Finally, improvements and recommendations were presented to optimize the device’s design.Results: The mean score of the health professionals’ satisfaction with short binasal prongs was 3.8 ± 0.6. Ease of adjustment (3.27) and dimensions (3.62) variables had the worst scores. The main difficulties pointed out by health professionals were: circuit disconnection (57.1%), the size of the prong did not correspond to NBs’ anatomical characteristics (35.7%), air leakage (21.4%), and difficulty in fixing and positioning the prong in the NB (14.28%). The improvements suggested were: appropriate prong sizes based on the anatomical characteristics of the NBs; adjustable distance between insertion and base catheters; manufactured with malleable material, however not easily foldable; curved and adjustable insertion catheters and functional system of tracheas’ connection.Conclusion: The dissatisfaction of health professionals with the dimensions and prongs adjustments and the difficulties faced in clinical practice indicate the need for improvements in these interfaces. The recommendations presented in this study may contribute to optimizing the design of the binasal prong in the future.Keywords: assistive technology, neonatal intensive care, non-invasive ventilation, surveys and questionnaireshttps://www.dovepress.com/satisfaction-of-health-professionals-regarding-the-short-binasal-prong-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDHassistive technologyneonatal intensive carenon-invasive ventilationsurveys and questionnaires
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Fernandes BL
Nohama P
Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in Neonatology
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
assistive technology
neonatal intensive care
non-invasive ventilation
surveys and questionnaires
title Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in Neonatology
title_full Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in Neonatology
title_fullStr Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in Neonatology
title_full_unstemmed Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in Neonatology
title_short Satisfaction of Health Professionals Regarding the Short Binasal Prong Used as a Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface in Neonatology
title_sort satisfaction of health professionals regarding the short binasal prong used as a non invasive ventilation interface in neonatology
topic assistive technology
neonatal intensive care
non-invasive ventilation
surveys and questionnaires
url https://www.dovepress.com/satisfaction-of-health-professionals-regarding-the-short-binasal-prong-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH
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