Temperature probe placement in very preterm infants during delivery room stabilization: an open-label randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Variation in practice exists for temperature probe positioning during stabilization of very preterm infants (<32 weeks gestation). We explored the influence of temperature probe sites on thermoregulation.

Methods

An open-label, stratified, balanced, parallel, randomized trial was conducted. Inborn infants were randomly assigned temperature probe to the axilla or to the upper back. The primary outcome was normothermia (local range: 36.8-37.3 °C and World Health Organization (WHO) range: 36.5-37.5 °C) at admission to the neonatal intensive care unit.

Results

Between 1 November 2018 and 4 July 2022, 178 infants were randomly assigned to one of the two sites (n = 89 each), 175 included in the final analysis. Normothermia (local range) was achieved for 39/87 inf

SUBMITTER: Jani PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257937 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature