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Neonatal thermoregulation: bed surface transfers
L Altimier1, B Warner, S Amlung
1Neonatal Services Tri-Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2489, USA.
Neonatal Network : NN
|January 14, 2000
Abstract
Purpose:
To describe temperature changes that occur in preterm infants following bed surface transfers.
Design:
The design was descriptive.
Sample:
The convenience sample was comprised of 20 preterm infants (< 1,500 gm birth weight).
Main Outcome Variable:
Temperature stability after a bed transfer (i.e., radiant warmer to incubator) was the main outcome variable.
Results:
There were no significant differences in temperatures after bed surface transfer. However, the temperatures one hour after bed surface transfer were lower than baseline temperature before bed surface transfer.