Total body polyethylene wraps for preventing hypothermia in preterm infants: A randomized trial

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Doglioni, Nicoletta ^a   Cavallin, Francesco ^b   Mardegan, Veronica ^a   Palatron, Silvia ^c   Filippone, Marco ^c   Vecchiato, Luca ^d   Bellettato, Massimo ^d   Chiandetti, Lino ^a   Trevisanuto, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Independent Statistician   (Italy)

^c Camposampiero Hospital   (Italy)

^d SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delivery room; DR; Neonatal intensive care unit; NICU

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERMAL REGULATING SYSTEM;

BANDAGES; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; MALE; POLYETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904996955     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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