ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Pediatric Hypothermia: An Ambiguous Issue.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of environmental enrichment on behavioral and morphological outcomes following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in rodent models: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Molecular neurobiology · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Skin-To-Skin Contact During Caesarean Section on Pain and Stress in Newborns: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nursing open · 2026Trial
- Hypothermia and cold injuries - rare but severe manifestations of child abuse and neglect.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Review
- Anesthetic adaptations for robotic-assisted pediatric surgery in a resource-constrained setting: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Clinical safety trial of a thermal jacket among preterm or low birthweight neonates for hypothermia management at a tertiary-level health facility in Bangladesh.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Factors associated with neonatal jaundice among neonates admitted to three hospitals in Burao, Somaliland: a facility-based unmatched case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Narrative Review on Infants' Thermoregulatory Response to Heat.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- What is the Difference Between the Different Types of Thermometers?Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Epidemiology and risk stratification of young infants presenting to the emergency department with hypothermia.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
- Changes in temperature in preheated crystalloids at ambient temperatures relevant to a prehospital setting: an experimental simulation study with the application of prehospital treatment of trauma patients suffering from accidental hypothermia.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Factors associated with neonatal jaundice among neonates admitted at referral hospitals in northeast Ethiopia: a facility-based unmatched case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Review
- Preclinical validation of NeoWarm, a low-cost infant warmer and carrier device, to ameliorate induced hypothermia in newborn piglets as models for human neonates.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Accidental Hypothermia: 2021 Update.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Early prediction of hypothermia in pediatric intensive care units using machine learning.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Hypothermia in pediatrics is mainly about small body size. The key thermal factor here is the large surface-to-volume ratio. Although small mammals, including human infants and children, are adapted to higher heat losses through their elevated metabolic rate and thermogenic capacity, they are still at risk of hypothermia because of a small regulatory range and an impending metabolic exhaustion. However, some small mammalian species (hibernators) use reduced metabolic rates and lowered body temperatures as adaptations to impaired energy supply. Similar to nature, hypothermia has contradictory effects in clinical pediatrics as well: In neonates, it is a serious risk factor affecting respiratory adaptation in term and developmental outcome in preterm infants. On the other hand, it is an important self-protective response to neonatal hypoxia and an evidence-based treatment option for asphyxiated babies. In children, hypothermia first enabled the surgical repair of congenital heart defects and promotes favorable outcome after ice water drowning. Yet, it is also a major threat in various prehospital and clinical settings and has no proven therapeutic benefit in pediatric critical care. All in all, pediatric hypothermia is an ambiguous issue whose harmful or beneficial effects strongly depend on the particular circumstances.
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