Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport
Abstract Hypothermia in newborns increases the risk of health complications and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using covers over snap-open access ports of a transport incubator to maintain the temperature within. The change in temperature inside the transport incubator...
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| description | Abstract Hypothermia in newborns increases the risk of health complications and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using covers over snap-open access ports of a transport incubator to maintain the temperature within. The change in temperature inside the transport incubator was evaluated over a 15-min period at three ambient room temperatures (20 °C, 24 °C, and 28 °C), as well as for three snap-open access port conditions: closed, where ports are closed; open, where the two ports on one side are open; and covered, where the two ports on one side are open but a cover is used. The automatic temperature control of the incubator was set to 37 °C for all conditions. We repeated the same experiments three times. The temperature decrease inside the incubator was greater for the open than for the closed or covered access port conditions at all three 4 °C-increasing room temperatures (p < 0.05). The incubator temperature decreased as a function of decreasing room temperature only for the open condition, with no significant difference between the closed and covered conditions. Therefore, snap-open access port covers provide an option to maintain a constant temperature within the transport incubator, which may lower the risk of neonatal hypothermia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-246877ddb34c43baae6c77856532a0642023-03-22T11:14:51ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-02-011311610.1038/s41598-023-30142-9Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transportTakahiro Fukuyama0Takeshi Arimitsu1Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics, Keio University School of MedicineAbstract Hypothermia in newborns increases the risk of health complications and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using covers over snap-open access ports of a transport incubator to maintain the temperature within. The change in temperature inside the transport incubator was evaluated over a 15-min period at three ambient room temperatures (20 °C, 24 °C, and 28 °C), as well as for three snap-open access port conditions: closed, where ports are closed; open, where the two ports on one side are open; and covered, where the two ports on one side are open but a cover is used. The automatic temperature control of the incubator was set to 37 °C for all conditions. We repeated the same experiments three times. The temperature decrease inside the incubator was greater for the open than for the closed or covered access port conditions at all three 4 °C-increasing room temperatures (p < 0.05). The incubator temperature decreased as a function of decreasing room temperature only for the open condition, with no significant difference between the closed and covered conditions. Therefore, snap-open access port covers provide an option to maintain a constant temperature within the transport incubator, which may lower the risk of neonatal hypothermia.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30142-9 |
| spellingShingle | Takahiro Fukuyama Takeshi Arimitsu Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport Scientific Reports |
| title | Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport |
| title_full | Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport |
| title_fullStr | Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport |
| title_short | Use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport |
| title_sort | use of access port covers in transport incubators to improve thermoregulation during neonatal transport |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30142-9 |
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