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The Effect of Optimally Timed Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Hospital Stay in Moderate and Late Preterm Infants: Results from a RCT
| العنوان: | The Effect of Optimally Timed Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Hospital Stay in Moderate and Late Preterm Infants: Results from a RCT |
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| المؤلفون: | Gianfranco Pizzolorusso, Francesco Cerritelli, Alessandro Accorsi, Chiara Lucci, Lucia Tubaldi, Jenny Lancellotti, Gina Barlafante, Cinzia Renzetti, Carmine D'Incecco, Francesco Paolo Perri |
| المصدر: | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2014 (2014) |
| بيانات النشر: | Hindawi Limited |
| سنة النشر: | 2014 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999 |
| الوصف: | Introduction. Little research has been conducted looking at the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on preterm infants. Aim of the Study. This study hypothesized that osteopathic care is effective in reducing length of hospital stay and that early OMT produces the most pronounced benefit, compared to moderately early and late OMT. A secondary outcome was to estimate hospital cost savings by the use of OMT. Methods. 110 newborns ranging from 32- to 37-week gestation were randomized to receive either OMT or usual pediatric care. Early, moderately early, and late OMT were defined as <4, <9, and <14 days from birth, respectively. Result. Hospital stay was shorter in infants receiving late OMT (−2.03; 95% CI −3.15, −0.91; P<0.01) than controls. Subgroup analysis of infants receiving early and moderately early OMT resulted in shorter LOS (early OMT: −4.16; −6.05, −2.27; P<0.001; moderately early OMT: −3.12; −4.36, −1.89; P<0.001). Costs analysis showed that OMT significantly produced a net saving of €740 (−1309.54, −170.33; P=0.01) per newborn per LOS. Conclusions. This study shows evidence that the sooner OMT is provided, the shorter their hospital stay is. There is also a positive association of OMT with overall reduction in cost of care. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1741-427X 1741-4288 |
| Relation: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/243539; https://doaj.org/toc/1741-427X; https://doaj.org/toc/1741-4288; https://doaj.org/article/881a416d13c8490ebc1c1a4b955cd3aa |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/243539 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/243539 https://doaj.org/article/881a416d13c8490ebc1c1a4b955cd3aa |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.E1861FE4 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1741427X 17414288 |
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| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/243539 |