title: Effect of insulated skin probes to increase skin-to-environmental temperature gradients of preterm infants cared for in convective incubators.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dollberg
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Atherton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sigda
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Acree
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hoath
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007186:Incubators, Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012867:Skin; D013696:Temperature; D013821:Thermometers