Simulation study of gel pillow heat conductance

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Title Simulation study of gel pillow heat conductance
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Friddle, Kathryn
Date 2007-05
Description The gel-filled pillow is a device used to provide a soft surface to support and cradle an infant's head. This study evaluated the use of the Squishon ® 2 gel pillow in an open crib to determine the potential cooling effects on a mannequin infant. This simulation used a thermal mannequin to measure the engery required to keep the mannequin head at 37° C in four conditions. Univariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences among the four conditions. The most effective way of conserving heat was in the hat on the mannequin head while lying on a gel pillow condition. The use of the gel pillow without a hat or insulated barrier caused an increase in energy requirements and kilocalorie usage in this mannequin model. The results of this stimulation study suggest that conductive heat loss from the head while on the gel pillow may increase kilocalorie consumption in the preterm infant. Furthermore, the results of this study support previous findings that the use of a hat on an infant's head conserves energy expenditure and kilocaloaries per day usage.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Anlysis; Energy Use; Premature Infants; Pillows
Subject MESH Infant Care; Pediatric Nursing; Infant, Premature; Hospitalization
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "A simulation study of gel pillow heat conductance". Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "A simulation study of gel pillow heat conductance". available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RJ25.5 2007 .F75.
Rights Management © Kathryn Friddle
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
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Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k0760x
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