· Best for neonates weaning to open crib
Manual control
· Temperature is manually adjusted in response to intermittent
measurement of skin temperature or air temperature.
· Seldom used for neonates.Weaning to Open Crib
Generally thermal competence is achieved between 1500 to 2000 grams.
Done gradually
Infant is
Fully dressed
Wrapped in blankets
Incubator portholes are kept open
Temperature of incubator is allowed to drop
If infant’s temperature remains stable, infant is transferred to a bassinet.
Fever
An infrequent sign of sepsis
Less than 10% of febrile infants have culture-proven sepsis.
Nonetheless, sepsis is most feared cause of neonatal fever.
Septic infants most commonly present with hypothermia.
Mechanism of neonatal fever is poorly understood.