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INFLUENCE OF THERMOREGULATION ON ENERGY METABOLISM OF THE LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANT
Author(s) -
PUTET G.,
DITTMAR A.,
SCHMITT M.,
SALLE B.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1982.tb09599.x
Subject(s) - incubator , radiant heat , thermoregulation , medicine , core (optical fiber) , radiant energy , core temperature , radiant heating , metabolic rate , mean radiant temperature , skin temperature , energy expenditure , radiative transfer , convection , environmental science , mechanics , materials science , biomedical engineering , ecology , optics , composite material , anesthesia , climate change , biology , physics , radiation , microbiology and biotechnology
Putet, G, Dittmar, A, Schmitt, M and Salle, B. (Department of Neontology, Hôpital Edouard–Herriot, Lyon, France). Influence of thermoregulation on energy metabolism of the low birthweight infant. Acta Paediatr Scand, Suppl, 296: 62, 1982. — By combining continuous measurements and recordings of ( a )O 2 consumption and CO 2 production, ( b ) core, mean skin and temperature, ( c ) “radiative and convective” (R+C) heat loss, we have tried to assess the characteristics and effiency of different heating systems in the usual environment of an intensive care unit. Preliminary results: minimal heat loss is obtained in an incubator with manual temperature control versus servocontrolled incubator on radiant heater; the radiant heater can maintain adequate core temperature but with higher than normal heat loss from the sides of the body and increased warming only of the skin facing the heater; metabolic rate measurements do not show any statistical difference between these various environments; both with an incubator and a radiant heater, a thin plastic sheet (used as heatshield) lowers “R+C” heat loss.