The Effects of Warm Water-Filled Bag on Body Temperature, FiO2, Respiration Rate, and Blood Sugar in High Risk Neonates.
- Author:
Hee Young KIM
1
;
Ho Ran PARK
;
Young Im MOON
;
Jin Hee PARK
Author Information
1. Asan Medical Center, Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
High Risk Neonates;
Hypothermia;
Warm Water-Filled Bag
- MeSH:
Blood Glucose*;
Body Temperature*;
Health Resorts;
Humans;
Hypothermia;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn*;
Oxygen;
Respiration*;
Respiratory Rate*;
Child Health
- From:Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2005;11(4):390-395
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of a warm water-filled bag on body temperature, Oxygen demand, respiratory rate and blood sugar in high risk neonates. METHOD: The infants were assigned to two groups, 16 in the experimental and 20 in the control group. Infants in the experimental group was received 40~42 degrees C warm water-filled bag therapy for 2 hours under radiant warmers. Infants in the control group were placed under the same kind of radiant warmers but without the warm water-filled bag. The following were measured every 30 minutes: rectal temperature, O2 demand (FiO2), and respiratory rate. Blood sugar was measured hourly. RESULT: Body temperatures increased significantly in the experimental group (P=0.0138), and there was a difference according to time (P=0.0001). Significant difference were found between the two groups for FiO2 (P=0.0180). There was no difference in respiratory rates between the two groups and rates according to time for the experimental group were also not significant (P=0.3569). No significant difference between two groups was found for blood sugar(P=0.2152), but there was a significant difference according to the times (P=0.0001). CONCLUSION: This results of this study indicate that a warm-filled bag is an effective means of resorting body temperature and reducing O2 demand in high risk neonates.
