Target Body Temperature in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Clinical Consensus in Place of Scientific Evidence

Target Body Temperature in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Clinical Consensus in Place of Scientific Evidence

Background: Although thermal care is part of the daily routine in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), scientific evidence on what is the appropriate body temperature for very low birth weight infants (VLBWI) is largely lacking.Aim: To find out to what extent the standards of thermal care vary amo...

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Main Authors: Anna Perez, Frauke van der Meer, Dominique Singer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
preterm neonates
VLBWI
thermal care
NICU
body temperature
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00227/full

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