EFFECT OF SUPERSATURATED ATMOSPHERES ON INSENSIBLE WATER LOSS IN THE NEWBORN INFANT

[摘要] A series of observations are reported which were designed to show the effect of supersaturated atmospheres on the insensible water loss in the normal newborn infant without oral intake. The following conclusions were reached:1. Supersaturated atmospheres will reduce the insensible water loss in the newborn infant.2. Under ordinary nursery conditions this reduction is apparently limited to the insensible water loss from the lungs.3. The associated economy in body water is in most cases sufficient to prevent the haemoconcentration normally occurring by 72 hours after birth in other infants without oral intake, but not in mist.

[学科分类] 儿科学