neonatal hypothermia - temp in transport monitoring

[Thomas, Christa]

Hi,
We do continuous core temp monitoring via rectal probes which connect to our Propak monitors. This has allowed us to watch our babies closely en route and achieve and maintain our goal temp via passive cooling measures. By monitoring continuously, we can react quickly to changes and adjust the passive measures accordingly. 
Thank you,

Christa Thomas, RN
Patient Care Manager
UCSF Children's Hospital
Transport Team
Access Center
Resource Team

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Sent: Wed Aug 27 08:42:46 2008
Subject: neonatal hypothermia  - temp in transport monitoring

Greetings - Looking for input on what other teams are doing with induced neonatal hypothermia & temperature monitoring during transport - specifically are you monitoring skin vs. axillary/rectal temps enroute? also, if axillaryrectal temp is monitored, continous vs. intermittent?
any input welcomed
thanx!
Scott Deboer RN,MSN,CFRN
Flight Nurse : University of Chicago Hospitals________________________________________________________________________
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