Caution on the thermoregulation of neonates in using of the humidified incubator
International Journal of Development Research
Caution on the thermoregulation of neonates in using of the humidified incubator
Received 14th June, 2018; Received in revised form 22nd July, 2018; Accepted 19th August, 2018; Published online 29th September, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Wandra Camila Penaforte da Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Identify the available evidence in the literature about the care with the use of humidified incubator for thermoregulation of premature newborns. Methods: integrative review that includes original articles published in scientific journals and without delimitation period. Among the 23 works found, they were analyzed seven productions indexed in basesSciense Direct, Ebsco Hostand Biomedical Literature Citations and Abstracts. Results: The temperature can be controlled in four ways: evaporation, conduction, convection and radiation. The high moisture maintenance is essential to reduce the loss of body water and evaporative cooling of the skin, observed in less mature infants with a thinner skin. Conclusion: moisture has an important role in thermoregulation of premature, influencing the reduction of transepidermal losses that are directly related to gestational age, especially in the first weeks of life.
