Effective Treatment Against Healing Newborn Cord Wounds with Closed and Open Techniques at Nene Mallomo Hospital Sidrap Regency

Abstract

The purpose of the study identified effective treatments against healing newborn cord wounds with closed and open techniques. The study used the Experimental Quasy (Post Test Only Contorl Group Design) design to outline the causal relationship with the involvement between the control group and the experimental group. Random selection of both groups. The population is a newborn weighing at least 2500 mg, uncomplicated and treated. The sample is a newborn baby treated in the Perinatology Room. Questionnaires are used as data collection sheets to supplement general data from birth and family/maternal data. The results of the study were closed techniques, cord wound healing by 30% healed "quickly", as many as only 3 respondents in closed techniques, the umbilical cord was released for less than 6 days due to the umbilical cord which tended to be moist due to evaporation of alcohol within 2 minutes. In open technique, the healing of cord wounds is as partial Cord wound healing by 60% healed "quickly" which means as many as 6 respondents whose umbilical cords were released for less than 6 days because the umbilical cord tended to be less moist and dry faster after exposure to air. Closed and open technical treatment on newborn cord wounds quantitatively does not have a significant difference to the healing of cord wounds (p = 0.280), but qualitatively open technical treatment is better because by not giving or applying anything on the umbilical cord and leaving it exposed to air, the wound will dry faster. Closed technical treatment using an alcohol compress that is only effective in 2 minutes and then evaporates causing the umbilical cord to dampen and the healing process will be slower.