Physiologic implications of two different heat shields for infants under radiant warmers.
J Pediatr
; 100(5): 787-90, 1982 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7069544
To study the effects of two different heat shields commonly used under radiant warmers (thin plastic blanket vs a plastic body hood) on premature newborn infants, eight neonates were studied to measure insensible water loss and radiant power density at the skin under control and two shielded conditions. The body hood was found to diminish transmission of radiant heat to the infant's skin by 80%, absorbing heat and becoming warm (P less than 0.001). The plastic blanket absorbed only 15% of radiant warmer heat output (P less than 0.01). Insensible water loss was significantly less under the plastic blanket (1.88 +/- 0.4) ml/kg/hour) than under control (2.70 +/- 0.50 ml/kg/hour, P less than 0.01) and hood (2.86 +/- 0.32 ml/kg/hour, P less than 0.05) conditions. There was no decrease in insensible water loss under the hood compared to controls. This study demonstrates that a thin plastic blanket is the more effective shield against insensible water loss under a radiant warmer. Caution should be exercised with any shielding device to prevent interference with radiant heat delivery.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Temperatura Cutânea
/
Perda Insensível de Água
/
Recém-Nascido Prematuro
/
Temperatura Alta
/
Cuidado do Lactente
Limite:
Humans
/
Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1982
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos