| Title | Incubator Temperature Control - Effects on the Very Low Birthweight Infant |
| Author(s) | D. A. Ducker; A. J. Lyon; R. Ross Russell; C. A. Bass; and N. McIntosh |
| Source | Arch. Dis. Child., Vol. 60, Pages 902-907 |
| Publication Date | 1985 |
| Abstract | We studied temperature stability in 22 infants of birthweight less than 1500 g in the first four days of life. Infants were nursed in incubators using either air mode control or skin temperature servo control. Data were collected continuously using a computer-linked monitoring system. Skin temperature control resulted in a less stable thermal environment than air mode control. Increased thermal stability in the incubator on air mode control may well be beneficial, particularly to sick, very low birthweight infants. |