Neonatal core body temperature extended investigation
Neonatal core body temperature measurement
Flinders University
30 participants
Dec 15, 2010
Observational
Conditions
Summary
Observational study of 5 body temperature sites on critically ill neonates. Hypothesis: that rectal temperature would be slower to respond to changes in environmental temperature than oesophageal temperature.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Critically ill babies >35 weeks GA, and <4 weeks post partum.
- Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy babies or critically ill babies requiring initial ventilator supprt.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Rectal or Oesophageal atresia.
- less than 35 weeks GA
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Interventions
Observational study of body temperature on critically ill neonates for up to 76 hours. Rectal, Oesophageal, non-invasive thoracic (middlle of the back in contact with the mattress), non-invasive head (middlle of the head in contact with the mattress) and exposed abdominal skin temperatures are recorded on an a battery operated datalogger every 10 seconds.
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ACTRN12611000023954