Publication: Nasal Anthropometry among Term and Preterm Indian Neonates- Does Size Matter?
| creativeworkseries.issn | ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jain, Ashish | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chitgupikar, Sudharshan Raj | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhardwaraj, Madhavi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Subramanian, Preethi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-02T08:33:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-02T08:33:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Ashish Jain Department of of Neonatology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India. Sudharshan Raj Chitgupikar Department of of Paediatrics, Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences, Medchal Mandal, Ghanpur, Hyderabad, India Madhavi Bhardwaraj Department of of Neonatology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India Preethi Subramanian Department of of Paediatrics, Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences, Medchal Mandal, Ghanpur, Hyderabad, India | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Introduction: The binasal prongs are used in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to provide nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (n-CPAP) in preterm neonates. A variable degree of nasal trauma is the most common complication of n-CPAP therapy. This can be reduced by use of appropriately sized binasal prongs that are customized to the anatomical measurements of noses. The aim was to estimate the nasal two-dimensional anthropometrical parameters among Indian neonates across different gestations; to compare between both sexes and between neonates with different intra uterine growth status and gestational ages. Methods: Hundred and one neonates across different gestational ages (24 – 42 weeks) and intrauterine growth status who were admitted to the NICU of a tertiary teaching hospital were enrolled and grouped into five categories based on their gestational ages viz. 37 – 42 weeks, 34 – 36 weeks, 31 – 33 weeks, 28 – 30 weeks, and 24 – 27 weeks. Seven nasal and para-nasal measurements were taken (nostril width, nostril length, columella width, columella length, nose width, nose length and philtrum length) for each neonate using a vernier caliper. Results: All anthropometrical measurements differed significantly across gestations especially between 37 - 42 and 24 - 27 wks (p = 0.00). Males differed from females only with respect to nostril width (p = 0.032). The measurements varied significantly when compared among small for gestational age, appropriate for gestational age and large for gestational age neonates. Conclusions: The nasal parameters differed significantly among various GA and intra-uterine growth statuses, which should help design appropriate sizes of bi-nasal prongs. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v42i2.44302 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2996 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS) | |
| dc.subject | Inappropriately sized nasal prongs | |
| dc.subject | Nasal parameters | |
| dc.subject | Nasal trauma | |
| dc.title | Nasal Anthropometry among Term and Preterm Indian Neonates- Does Size Matter? | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 65 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 61 | |
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