Neonate 39 weeks gestation with transient tachypnea, cryptorchidism and hidrocele, with the model of Dorothea E. Orem

Neonato de 39 semanas de gestación con taquipnea transitoria, criptorquidia e hidrocele, con el modelo de Dorothea E. Orem

Abstract

Introduction: worldwide, transient tachypnea of the newborn occurs in 0.3 to 0.5% of all newborns, although there are some Mexican series that report up to 2% of all live newborns. It comprises 35-50% of all cases of noninfectious respiratory distress admitted to pathological nurseries or neonatal intensive care units.1 While the rates of cryptorchidism and hydrocele are higher in infants born by cesarean section (3.3% and 4.7%, respectively), compared to those obtained vaginally (1.7% and 1.6%).2

Case description: the case study was conducted on a 39-week gestational neonate with Transient Tachypneaof Newborn, Cryptorchidism and Hydrocele seen in the Newborn Care service of a second-level care hospital.

Objective: to provide specialized care, using the nursing care process based on the theoretical concepts of Dorothea E. Orem’s Self-Care Model. Orem.

Method: is a case study, given that in this design the phenomena are observed in their natural context, which was carried out in the third week of May 2021.

Ethical considerations: bioethical aspects for clinical research based on scientific evidence, such as the Helsinki law and the Nuremberg code, were taken into account.

Result: the neonate and his primary caregiver were able to achieve the goals proposed at the beginning of hospital admission, through continuous training on general newborn care.

Conclusion: transient tachypnea, cryptorchidism and hydrocele are alterations that can be detected at the time of examination of the newborn.