Effect of Wearing Plastic Cap on Body Temperature Among Preterm Infants During Umbilical Catheterization
Keywords:
preterm infants, temperature, polyethylene plastic cap, umbilical catheterizationAbstract
Preterm infants are easily heat loss especially during procedure. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to study the effect of wearing a plastic cap on body temperature in 20 preterm infants with 28-36 weeks postconceptional age undergoing umbilical catheterization. Ten infants of an experimental group wore a high-density polyethylene plastic cap and receiving routine care and other infants of a control group received routine care only. Infants of both groups were assessed body temperature at behind ear by an infrared thermometer before, every 5 minutes during umbilical catheterization, and after the procedure. The data were recorded in an umbilical catheterization record form skin record form and analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test and Fisher exact probability test. The study revealed that the experimental group had significantly higher body temperatures (p <.001) and significantly lower proportion of the experimental had hypothermia than the control group following umbilical catheterization (p< .05). The findings of this study could be used as a guide for preventing hypothermia during umbilical catheterization in preterm infants. This will reduce the incidence of hypothermia and cold stress.
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