Elimination of Admission Hypothermia in Preterm Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants by Standardization of Delivery Room Management

Manani, Madhu; Jegatheesan, Priya; DeSandre, Glenn; Song, Dongli; Showalter, Lynn; Govindaswami, Balaji

doi:10.7812/tpp/12-130

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Elimination of Admission Hypothermia in Preterm Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants by Standardization of Delivery Room Management

Published in The Permanente Journal • Aug 21, 2013

Authors:

Madhu Manani

Priya Jegatheesan

Glenn DeSandre

Abstract

CONTEXT: Temperature instability is a serious but potentially preventable morbidity in preterm infants. Admission temperatures below 36°C are associated with increased mortality and late onset sepsis. OBJECTIVE: The goal of our quality-improvement effort was to increase preterm infants' admission te...

Subject

Hypothermia

Medicine

Low birth weight

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