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Review
. 2006 Jul-Aug;25(4):251-60.
doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.25.4.251.

Optimizing the neonatal thermal environment

Tami Irwin Sherman  1 , Jay S Greenspan, Nancy St Clair, Suzanne M Touch, Thomas H Shaffer
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Optimizing the neonatal thermal environment

Tami Irwin Sherman et al. Neonatal Netw. 2006 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Devices used to maintain thermal stability in preterm infants have advanced over time from the first incubator reported by Jean-Louis-Paul Denuce in 1857 to the latest Versalet Incuwarmer and Giraffe Omnibed devices today. Optimizing the thermal environment has proven significant for improving the chances of survival for small infants. Understanding the basic physiologic principles and current methodology of thermoregulation is important in the clinical care of these tiny infants. This article highlights principles of thermoregulation and the technologic advances that provide thermal support to our vulnerable

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