TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT OF OUTBORN PRETERM INFANTS DURING INTER-HOSPITAL TRANSFER

Background Preterm infants born at a hospital without NICU facilities (i.e. outborn) and transferred after birth have increased mortality. As hypothermia in preterm infants may adversely affect outcome, clinicians aim to maintain normal temperature (36.5uf0b0C-37.5uf0b0C) during inter-hospital transfer.AimTo describe the temperature and thermal management of outborn preterm or low birth weight infants transferred after birth.MethodsRetrospective study of outborn infants