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TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS IN NEWBORN INFANTS
Acta Paediatrica · 2008 · Vol. 68(6) · pp. 795–801
Karen Hammarlund(Uppsala University Hospital)Gunnar Sedin✉(Uppsala University Hospital)
Abstract
Using a method described earlier, the evaporation rate (ER) was studied at different humidities in 12 newborn infants born after 25 to 30 weeks of gestation and 10 infants born after 32 to 35 weeks. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) was estimated in 32 infants born after 25 to 39 weeks of gestation. The ER values were highest in the infants with the lowest gestational age and the susceptibility to changes in ambient humidity was also greater at lower gestational ages. An exponential relationship was found between TEWL and gestational age. TEWL being 15 times higher in infants born after 25 weeks of gestation than in full-term infants.
Thermoregulation and physiological responsesClimate Change and Health ImpactsThermal Regulation in MedicineTransepidermal water lossGestationMedicineGestational ageObstetricsPediatricsPregnancyBiology
MeSH terms
Birth WeightFemaleGestational AgeHumansHumidityInfant CareInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleSkin TemperatureTemperatureWater Loss, InsensibleWater-Electrolyte Balance
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Acta Paediatrica · 2008 · 316 citations
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