title: Neonatal thermoregulation: bed surface transfers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe temperature changes that occur in preterm infants following bed surface transfers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The design was descriptive.
  
  
  METHODS
  The convenience sample was comprised of 20 preterm infants (< 1,500 gm birth weight).
  
  
  METHODS
  Temperature stability after a bed transfer (i.e., radiant warmer to incubator) was the main outcome variable.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences in temperatures after bed surface transfer. However, the temperatures one hour after bed surface transfer were lower than baseline temperature before bed surface transfer.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Services Tri-Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2489, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Altimier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amlung
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kenner
mesh_terms: D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D006801:Humans; D007186:Incubators, Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*