A Comparison of Using Polyethylene Bag and Radiant Warmer on Body Temperature of Full-Term Newborns*
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2010-10-06
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Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
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Abstract:\ \ temperature was controlled at 26 ํC or higher. The results revealed that the mean bodytemperature of the newborns between two groups were normal during the first 2 hoursafter birth. However, the mean changes of body temperature in the radiant warmergroup from baseline (1 minute after birth) to 30 minutes and to 60 minutes after birthdecreased significantlyless than those in the polyethylene bag group. This findingindicates that the group placed under the radiant warmer could keep temperatureslightly better than that using the polyethylene bag with blanket. However, theybecame not significantly different between both groups at 90 minutes and 120minutes after birth. The finding of the study suggested that when the radiant warmer isunavailable, nurses can keep the newborn warm by using a polyethylene bag withblanket at least 2 hours after birth in order to prevent heat loss and should control thelabor room temperature at higher than 26 ํC.Keywords:\ \ Polyethylene Bag, Radiant warmer, Body temperature, Full-term newbornsThe purpose of this quasi experimental research was to compare the bodytemperature of newborns between keeping warm by using a polyethylene bag withblanket and by placing newborns under a radiant warmer. Random sampling was usedto select 60 full-term newborns in the labor room at Ramathibodi Hospital. Thesubjects were equally, randomly assigned into two groups. The first group was keptwarm by being wrapped with a polyethylene bag and covered with a blanket in thecrib, while the second group was placed under a radiant warmer. The labor room
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Ramathibodi Nursing Journal; Vol. 15 No.3 September - December 2009