Warming preterm infants in the delivery room: Polyethylene bags, exothermic mattresses or both?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1534-1537

  McCarthy, Lisa K ^a,b,c   O'Donnell, Colm P F ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b National Children's Research Centre   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Exothermic mattress; Hypothermia; Infant; Polyethylene bag; Premature

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; EXOTHERMIC MATTRESS; FEMALE; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYETHYLENE BAG; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; THERMOREGULATION; WARMING;

BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEVER; HEATING; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; POLYETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80855130497     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02375.x     Document Type: Article

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