Safety and efficacy of Trans-warmer mattress for preterm neonates: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 780-784

  Chawla, S ^a   Amaram, A ^a   Gopal, S P ^a   Natarajan, G ^a  

^a HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cold; delivery morbidity; hypothermia; premature; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BED; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PH; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SAFETY; TRANS WARMER MATTRESS;

ADULT; BEDS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DELIVERY ROOMS; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 82455175169     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.33     Document Type: Article

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