Hypothermia and Related Factors in High-Risk Infants

Abstract

Background: To provide evidence on the global epidemiological situation of neonatal hypothermia and to provide recommendations for future policy and research directions.

Using a Plastic Drape to Reduce Hypothermia in Premature Neonates During Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement

“…1 Admission hypothermia is prevalent in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the first 24 hours of birth and related to mortality and adverse outcomes. [2][3][4] Very low birth-weight (VLBW) neonates are at high risk of developing hypothermia due to high evaporative heat loss from the deficiency of skin keratinization normally functional at 32 to 34 weeks' gestation. 5 The World Health Organization (WHO) defined hypothermia as a body temperature of less than 36.5°C.…”

“…Hypothermia accounts for a small percentage of neonatal deaths, but is associated with the common causes of neonatal mortality, including severe infections, prematurity, and birth asphyxia 1. Admission hypothermia is prevalent in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the first 24 hours of birth and related to mortality and adverse outcomes 2–4. Very low birth-weight (VLBW) neonates are at high risk of developing hypothermia due to high evaporative heat loss from the deficiency of skin keratinization normally functional at 32 to 34 weeks' gestation 5…”