Thermoregulation of Sick and Low Birth Weight Neonates Temperature C
This volume gives background information on thermoregulation as it applies to low birth weight and sick neonates. The physical principles of heat transfer of various heating devices, such as incubators, open radiant warmers, and heated mattresses, which a
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Albert Okken . Jochim Koch (Eds.)
Thermoregulation of Sick and Low Birth Weight Neonates Temperature Control Temperature Monitoring Thermal Environment
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Prof. Dr. Albert Okken Wilhelmina Childrens Hospital P.O. Box 18009 3501 CA Utrecht The Netherlands Dr. Jochim Koch Dragerwerk AG Moislinger Allee 53/55 23542 Lubeck Germany
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ISBN-13: 978-3-642-79936-5 DOl: 10 .1007/978- 3-642-79934-1
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Preface Over the past 15 years, the population of sick neonates has changed. The average birthweight has decreased dramatically to as low as 450g while gestational age has been reduced to 22-21 weeks. These babies have totally different needs and require more complex health care. It is now time to change previous recommendations which were based on more mature neonates. In this foreword we aim to give some of the background into the ideas which lead to us starting work on new guidelines. The question was : Can the thermal condition of the baby be better monitored and investigated and, if so, how?
Measurement of body temperature remains a very important method of ascertaining the thermal condition of a newborn baby. There is an implicit international agreement that the body temperature of an infant is measured either intermittently using a liquid ex
