title: Accidental overheating of a newborn under an infant radiant warmer: a lesson for future use.
abstract: A fully functional radiant warmer induced rapid and continuous increases in regional skin temperatures, heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure and respiratory rate in a newborn patient without corrective action. We report this case of passive overheating to create awareness of the risks associated with regulating radiant heat output based upon a single servo-controlled temperature.
authors.affiliation: Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Molgat-Seon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daboval
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jay
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007186:Incubators, Infant / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*