Effect of insulated skin probes to increase skin-to-environmental temperature gradients of preterm infants cared for in convective incubators

Shaul Dollberg, Harry D. Atherton, Marianne Sigda, Cindi M. Acree, Steven B. Hoath*

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Abstract

Thermal support systems for premature infants that are based on skin servocontrol depend on accurate measurement of skin surface temperature. We examined prospectively the effect of probe insulation to alter measured skin temperature in 10 preterm infants. The use of insulated probes resulted in significant alteration in incubator servocontrol, with lower incubator air temperatures and higher skin-to-environment temperature gradients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)799-801
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume124
Issue number5 PART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1994
Externally publishedYes

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