Use of a Polyethylene Bag to Reduce Perioperative Regional and Whole-Body Heat Losses in Low-Birth-Weight Neonates
Joint Authors
Tourneux, Pierre
Durand, Estelle
Pelletier, Amandine
Ghyselen, Laurent
Bach, Véronique
Libert, Jean-Pierre
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the delivery room, wrapping a low-birth-weight neonate (defined as ≤2.499 g) in a polyethylene bag reduces the risk of hypothermia.
However, extended use of the bag (e.g., during neonatal surgery) might conceivably increase the risk of thermal stress and thus body overheating.
Here, we assessed the efficacy of a polyethylene bag in infants assigned to wrap (W) or nonwrap (NW, control) groups during placement of a percutaneous vena cava catheter by applying a new mathematical model that calculates heat exchanges for covered and uncovered body segments.
At the end of the placement procedure, the W and NW groups did not differ significantly in terms of whole-body heat loss (15.80 versus 14.97 kJ·h−1·kg−1, resp.), whereas the abdominal skin temperature was slightly but significantly higher (by 0.32°C) in the W group.
Greater evaporation in the W group (2.49 kJ·h−1·kg−1) was primarily balanced by greater whole-body radiant heat loss (3.44 kJ·h−1·kg−1).
Wrapping the neonate in a polyethylene bag provides a small thermal benefit when catheter placement takes a long time.
Given that polyethylene is transparent to radiant energy, it might be of value to incorporate polymers that are less transparent at infrared wavelengths.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tourneux, Pierre& Durand, Estelle& Pelletier, Amandine& Ghyselen, Laurent& Bach, Véronique& Libert, Jean-Pierre. 2017. Use of a Polyethylene Bag to Reduce Perioperative Regional and Whole-Body Heat Losses in Low-Birth-Weight Neonates. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138987
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tourneux, Pierre…[et al.]. Use of a Polyethylene Bag to Reduce Perioperative Regional and Whole-Body Heat Losses in Low-Birth-Weight Neonates. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138987
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tourneux, Pierre& Durand, Estelle& Pelletier, Amandine& Ghyselen, Laurent& Bach, Véronique& Libert, Jean-Pierre. Use of a Polyethylene Bag to Reduce Perioperative Regional and Whole-Body Heat Losses in Low-Birth-Weight Neonates. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138987
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138987