RT Book, Section
A1 Darnall, Robert A.
A2 Stevenson, David K.
A2 Cohen, Ronald S.
A2 Sunshine, Philip
SR Print(0)
ID 1109791256
T1 Temperature Control and Environment
T2 Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071763769
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1109791256
RD 2024/04/19
AB Maintaining  an  adequate  thermal  environment  for  the  premature  infant  is  one  of  the  most  fundamental  principles  of  newborn  intensive  care.  The  failure  of  the  premature  infant  to  adequately  respond  to  a  cold  stress  was  perhaps  the  earliest  historically  recognized  distinguishable  characteristic  (other  than  size)  of  the  premature  infant.  This  characteristic  formed  the  rationale  for  the  history  and  origins  of  incubators.1  From  the  earliest  experience  of  Pierre-Constant  Budin,  a  student  of  Etienne  Tarnier  in  Paris  around  1900,  it  became  apparent  that  survival  of  the  premature  infant  is  dependent  on  providing  an  adequate  thermal  environment.2,3  In  the  present  day,  hypothermia  continues  to  be  an  independent  risk  factor  for  death.4  Indeed,  thermal  care  has  become  routine  in  the  neonatal  intensive  care  unit  (NICU).