Iatrogenic hyperthermia and hypothermia in the neonate

Stephen Baumgart

doi:10.1016/j.clp.2007.11.002

Iatrogenic hyperthermia and hypothermia in the neonate

Clin Perinatol. 2008 Mar;35(1):183-97, ix-x. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2007.11.002.

Author

Stephen Baumgart¹

Affiliation

¹ Children's National Medical Center, Department of Neonatology, George Washington University, School of Medicine, 3W-600, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010-2970, USA. stbaumga@cnmc.org

PMID: 18280882
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2007.11.002

Abstract

This article reviews the physiology of thermoregulation, hypothermia, and hyperthermia. The differential diagnosis of hypothermia and hyperthermia is discussed. The benefits of hypothermia following hypoxic-ischemic injury are discussed; however, both hypothermia and hyperthermia, in the extreme, are potentially harmful to the newborn. Recommendations for the prevention of these problems are discussed, as well as available treatments.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Body Temperature Regulation / physiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fetal Hypoxia / prevention & control
Fever / diagnosis
Fever / etiology*
Fever / prevention & control
Humans
Hypothermia / diagnosis
Hypothermia / etiology*
Hypothermia / prevention & control
Hypothermia, Induced
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / prevention & control
Iatrogenic Disease* / prevention & control
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*