Equating optimal temperatures for incubators.

Formalin disinfectant unit for incubators.

Most infants admitted to premature baby or neonatal surgical units are nursed in incubators during part of their stay in hospital. There are many advantages of nursing these infants in incubators, but there is also one great disadvantage, the danger of bacterial colonization and contamination inside the incubator. The temperature inside the incubator approaches that of the body and many of thes...

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Formalin Disinfectant Unit for Incubators

Most infants admitted to premature baby or neonatal surgical units are nursed in incubators during part of their stay in hospital. There are many advantages of nursing these infants in incubators, but there is also one great disadvantage, the danger of bacterial colonization and contamination inside the incubator. The temperature inside the incubator approaches that of the body and many of thes...

Humidification of incubators.

The effect of increasing the humidity in incubators was examined in 62 infants of less than 30 weeks' gestation. Thirty three infants nursed in high humidity for two weeks were compared retrospectively with 29 infants from an earlier study who were nursed under plastic bubble blankets or with topical paraffin but without raised humidity. Humidification reduced skin water loss and improved maint...