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A 27-5/7 week gestation infant is delivered via cesarean delivery to a mother with severe preeclampsia. Immediately after birth, the infant is vigorous and crying. Which of the following interventions are most effective at preventing heat loss in infants <29 weeks’ gestation?
Dry the infant with a warm towel
Increase the temperature of the delivery room to 26°C
Place the infant under a preheated radiant warmer
Place the infant on a portable warming pad
Swaddle the infant in a warm blanket
Wrap the infant in a polyethylene plastic
a, b, c, d, e, f
a, b, c, d, e
a, b, c, d, f
b, c, d, e, f
b, c, d, f
Critique
Evidence supports the efficacy of plastic bags or plastic wrapping (food-grade, heat-resistant plastic), in addition to the routine radiant heat, in significantly improving the admission temperature of premature infants of <28 weeks’ gestational age, when compared with standard care (drying with a towel under a radiant heat …
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