'Hug n' Snug"

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Just wondering...Are there any NICU's out there trialing the "Hug N' Snug"? It is a chest splint we are using with our CPAP babies.. It is difficult to place on the baby and looks very uncomfortable. I've only seen it used once and don't know the outcome just yet. If there is anyone with any experience using this device, please post your experiences, opinions, outcomes.

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

http://www.hmc.psu.edu/pedsinnovation/areas/hugnsnug.htm

I think this is it.

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Yes prmenrs is correct. It is the chest splint. We are using it with CPAP and RT are the ones who have to apply the thing. I was just wondering if anyone has used it and if they like it or not. The idea is to keep the chest wall expanded to prevent them from severe retractions and hopefully off the vent.We have only used it once so it is hard to tell if it is effective from one use. The application process is real complicated and it looks uncomfortable, not sure I am convinced.Anyone with any feedback would be appreciated.

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Looks interesting. I'm having a hard time wraping my brain around it though.

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I'm not quite sure we really need it, from a report that I found somewhere on the internet, I gathered that it was primarily beneficial in underdeveloped countries that had no CPAP or Survanta. We are a level III so I can't figure out why we would need it. I think we are experimenting with it to see if intubation can be avoided. No one seems to like it here ( well the ones who have to use it, nurses and RT, or the babies) but the neos are excited about it. I can find very little information it.

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We use the Hug n Snug...it is horrible. Difficult to do cares, and babies HATE it. Just another invention that will fail, IMO.

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are you guys using it permanantly or just trialing it? we are only trialing it and it is not getting good reviews. hopefully it will be gone from our unit, i would hate to use it on a regular basis.

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Does it help the babies relax and let the CPAP work?? I'm telling you...our babies that are on CPAP HATE it! I think I would too! It looks sooo uncomfortable!

~Kristina, RN, BSN~

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