Gemelos prematuros en una unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales. A propósito de un caso

espanolEn la actualidad hay un aumento de la incidencia de embarazos gemelares, debido principalmente a las tecnicas de reproduccion asistida. La prematuridad se acompana de estancias prolongadas en el hospital, patologia severa e incertidumbre acerca del futuro de la familia. En este articulo se presenta el caso de un recien nacido prematuro, al que se le aplico un plan de cuidados individualizado basado en el modelo de Virginia Henderson, tanto al bebe como a sus padres, identificando problemas segun la taxonomia NANDA (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) para su descripcion, estableciendo resultados segun taxonomia NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification) e intervenciones siguiendo la taxonomia NIC (Nursing Interventions Cassification). La prematuridad es un factor de riesgo para el funcionamiento familiar, ya que ocasiona un alto grado de estres parental y dificulta el desarrollo de factores de proteccion como es la resiliencia. EnglishCurrently, there is an increase in the incidence of twin pregnancies mainly due to assisted reproduction techniques. Prematurity is associated with long hospital stays, severe clinical conditions, and uncertainty about patient outcomes. In this article an individual care plan based on the Virginia Henderson model was devised and applied to both the child and her parents using NANDA (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association), interventions according to the NIC (Nursing Outcomes Classification) classification, and the expected results according to the NOC (Nursing Interventions Cassification). Prematurity itself is a risk factor for family dysfunction because it causes an elevated degree of parental stress and difficulties in the development of protection factors such as resilience.