Journal article
Air versus skin temperature servocontrol of infant incubators
The Journal of pediatrics, Vol.103(6), pp.954-959
1983
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(83)80729-X
PMID: 6644435
Abstract
Air temperature servocontrol was compared with skin temperature servocontrol and manual control as methods for regulating the heat output of a single-walled incubator (Air-Shields C-86) (1) when optimally used in the laboratory and (2) when operated by staff nurses in the nursery. The subjects were eight premature infants with birth weights betwen 1.07 and 1.54 kg. When the three methods were used to produce neutral air and skin temperatures during 2-hour measurement periods in the laboratory, there were no differences in mean air, skin, or rectal temperature, metabolic heat production, or body heat loss. There were also no differences among the three methods in mean air, skin, or rectal temperature when used by the nurses in the nursery for periods of 24 hours. When incubator wall temperature is stable, air temperature servocontrol can be used as effectively as skin temperature servocontrol to operate infant incubators.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Air versus skin temperature servocontrol of infant incubators
- Creators
- Edward F. Bell - University of IowaGladys R. Rios - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of pediatrics, Vol.103(6), pp.954-959
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0022-3476(83)80729-X
- PMID
- 6644435
- ISSN
- 0022-3476
- eISSN
- 1097-6833
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1983
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984353837702771
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