Urinary density measurement and analysis methods in neonatal unit care

• Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Lima, Gabrielle Gama Teixeira, Farias, Leiliane Martins
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3522
• topic: Infant; Newborn; Neonatal Nursing; Intervention Studies; Urinary Reservoirs; Continent.

The objective was to assess urine collection methods through cotton in contact with genitalia and urinary collector to measure urinary density in newborns. This is a quantitative intervention study carried out in a neonatal unit of Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, in 2010. The sample consisted of 61 newborns randomly chosen to compose the study group. Most neonates were full term (31/50.8%) males (33/54%). Data on urinary density measurement through the methods of cotton and collector presented statistically significant differences (p<0.05). The analysis of interquartile ranges between subgroups resulted in statistical differences between urinary collector/reagent strip (1005) and cotton/reagent strip (1010), however there was no difference between urinary collector/ refractometer (1008) and cotton/ refractometer. Therefore, further research should be conducted with larger sampling using methods investigated in this study and whenever possible, comparing urine density values to laboratory tests. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2013000400003