THERMAL-STABILITY OF PREMATURE-INFANTS DURING ROUTINE CARE UNDER RADIANT WARMERS

Authors
SEGUIN JH VIETH R
Citation
Jh. Seguin et R. Vieth, THERMAL-STABILITY OF PREMATURE-INFANTS DURING ROUTINE CARE UNDER RADIANT WARMERS, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 74(2), 1996, pp. 137-138
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
74
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
137 - 138
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1996)74:2<137:TOPDRC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The body temperatures of infants weighing less than 1500 g under radia nt warmers during routine care were documented in the first week of li fe. Ten infants (median gestational age 28 weeks, median birthweight 9 13 g) were studied, During 30 nursing interventions (mean 9.2 minutes) mean oesophageal and foot temperature changed 0 degrees C and -0.11 d egrees C, respectively. A radiant warmer may limit heat loss during in terventions because of easy access and rapid radiant warmer responsive ness.