title: Iatrogenic hyperthermia and hypothermia in the neonate.
abstract: This article reviews the physiology of thermoregulation, hypothermia, and hyperthermia. The differential diagnosis of hypothermia and hyperthermia is discussed. The benefits of hypothermia following hypoxic-ischemic injury are discussed; however, both hypothermia and hyperthermia, in the extreme, are potentially harmful to the newborn. Recommendations for the prevention of these problems are discussed, as well as available treatments.
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Department of Neonatology, George Washington University, School of Medicine, 3W-600, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010-2970, USA. stbaumga@cnmc.org
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baumgart
mesh_terms: D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000517:prevention & control; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000517:prevention & control; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature