Admission hypothermia among VLBW infants in Malaysian NICUs

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 447-452

  Boo, Nem Yun ^a   Guat Sim Cheah, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Admission hypothermia; Care bundle; NICU; VLBW infants

Indexed keywords

ADMISSION HYPOTHERMIA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPERATING ROOM; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADMISSION HYPOTHERMIA; CARE BUNDLE; NICU; VLBW INFANTS;

BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAYSIA; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84889070838     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt051     Document Type: Article

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