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Arch Inv Mat Inf 2024; 15 (1)

Measurement of lux units in neonatal care areas in a private hospital

Flores-Heredia M, Rodríguez-Balderrama I, Martínez-Valadés L

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 4-8
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: hospitalized preterm infants are subjected to an inappropriate amount of light that leads to harmful effects, such as late initiation of enteral feeding and weight gain, longer time under mechanical ventilation and hospitalization, etc. International guidelines recommend lighting between 10 and 600 lux units. Objective: to quantify the lux units in the different areas of neonatal care and to compare the measurements with international recommendations. Material and methods: observational, descriptive, comparative and prospective study. Lux units were measured in the Intensive Care Unit, transition nursery and tocosurgery, comparing three shifts in each area. Results: the brightest area was tocosurgery with 500 lux units (p < 0.001). Transitional nursery had fewer lux units on the night shift compared to the other shifts. The common intensive care area had < 200 lux units, while in the incubators without phototherapy < 5 lux units (p < 0.001). Conclusions: in intensive care and transitional nursery, light intensity is within the internationally recommended range. Neonatal morbidity will be reduced through the appropriate use of light, an easy-to-use and accessible environmental parameter.


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