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<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>To observe whether the EarWell infant ear correction system makes any difference in terms of the treatment effect, duration, complication rate, and nursing care requirements in different types of infant auricle deformities.</p>
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<h3>Methods</h3>
<p>A total of 93 infant patients with auricular deformity (age: &lt;3 months of age) who were diagnosed and treated in Guangzhou Children and Women’s Medical Center from April 2018 to September 2020 were selected and treated with the EarWell infant ear correction system. We observed and recorded the effects of the EarWell infant ear correction system, the treatment duration, the number of rebound cases, and complications that are likely to occur during treatment, and noted the related factors causing complications and the relative requirements for nursing care.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>The Earwell infant ear correction system could effectively correct infant auricle deformities. Among the 93 cases, 90 cases had positive therapeutical outcome and the effective rate was 96.77%. The treatment duration for lop ear and protruding ear was longer than for other auricle deformities; the deformity recoil and the treatment compilation rates were much higher for these 2 deformity types, and the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05).</p>
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<h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>The treatment suggestion for the wearing duration of the EarWell infant ear correction system for lop ear and protruding ear is a prolonged duration compared with that for other infant auricle deformities. Further, the requirements for nursing care intensity and infant patient’s guardian’s nursing knowledge and skill are obviously increased for these 2 types of auricle deformities.</p>
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Objective
To observe whether the EarWell infant ear correction system makes any difference in terms of the treatment effect, duration, complication rate, and nursing care requirements in different types of infant auricle deformities.


Methods
A total of 93 infant patients with auricular deformity (age: <3 months of age) who were diagnosed and treated in Guangzhou Children and Women’s Medical Center from April 2018 to September 2020 were selected and treated with the EarWell infant ear correction system. We observed and recorded the effects of the EarWell infant ear correction system, the treatment duration, the number of rebound cases, and complications that are likely to occur during treatment, and noted the related factors causing complications and the relative requirements for nursing care.


Results
The Earwell infant ear correction system could effectively correct infant auricle deformities. Among the 93 cases, 90 cases had positive therapeutical outcome and the effective rate was 96.77%. The treatment duration for lop ear and protruding ear was longer than for other auricle deformities; the deformity recoil and the treatment compilation rates were much higher for these 2 deformity types, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).


Conclusions
The treatment suggestion for the wearing duration of the EarWell infant ear correction system for lop ear and protruding ear is a prolonged duration compared with that for other infant auricle deformities. Further, the requirements for nursing care intensity and infant patient’s guardian’s nursing knowledge and skill are obviously increased for these 2 types of auricle deformities.

Comparison of the treatment duration and nursing requirements of the EarWell infant ear correction system for different types of auricle deformities

Frontiers of Nursing

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Objective
To observe whether the EarWell infant ear correction system makes any difference in terms of the treatment effect, duration, complication rate, and...

Comparison of the treatment duration and nursing requirements of the EarWell infant ear correction system for different types of auricle deformities

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Sep 21, 2023

Page range: 357 - 362

Received: Mar 19, 2023

Accepted: Apr 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0038

Keywords
complication rate, correction effect, EarWell infant ear correction system, infant auricle deformities, nursing care and patient guardian education, treatment duration

© 2023 Wei Wei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Comparison of the treatment duration and nursing requirements of the EarWell infant ear correction system for different types of auricle deformities

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Sep 21, 2023

Page range: 357 - 362

Received: Mar 19, 2023

Accepted: Apr 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0038

Keywordscomplication rate, correction effect, EarWell infant ear correction system, infant auricle deformities, nursing care and patient guardian education, treatment duration

© 2023 Wei Wei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
complication rate, correction effect, EarWell infant ear correction system, infant auricle deformities, nursing care and patient guardian education, treatment duration