Delivery-room and NICU admission temperatures in preterm infants <32 weeks at a tertiary centre in Saudi Arabia: associations with mortality and morbidity
Hypothermia in the DR and at NICU admission is significantly associated with adverse outcomes, with the highest risk in infants hypothermic at both time points. These observational findings should be interpreted in light of potential selection bias, as smaller and sicker infants are more likely to be hypothermic, and highlight the need to prioritize thermoregulation from birth through admission.
Authors
- Kamal Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-717X)
- Mohammed Almahdi
- Abdulaziz Homedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4833-239X)
- Faisal Alamer
- Mohanned Alrahili
- Abdulrahman Mandurah
- Tarek M. Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-7542)
- Abdulrahman Altuwaym
- Rana Almuqati
- Shaimaa Halabi
- Abdulrahman Alessa
- Saif Alsaif
- Seham Alrsheedi
- Talal Aljarbou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0945-0473)
- Mesaed Alsenani
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1678128
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00