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DRAGER CALEO INCUBER WITH MATTRESS - IT MAINTAINS A PRECISE AND CONSTANT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY Infants with extremely low birth weight are at particular risk for hypothermia. When these infants experience heat loss, physiological responses create a demand that exceeds the normal physiological balance. This is because the infant needs to expend energy and metabolize oxygen to produce heat. This thermal imbalance can cause heat loss and lead to a chain reaction with long-term effects such as hypothermia. Hypothermia can cause a drop in blood pressure, reduced plasma volume, reduced cardiac output.2 If left unchecked, it can cause permanent tissue and brain damage, or even death. For a fragile newborn, a difference of one degree can change everything. The thermoregulation capabilities of Caleo have been clinically documented to meet the specific needs of the premature baby. While the ideal is to be able to keep the preterm infant in an environment protected from disturbance, in practice, clinicians need access to the baby to perform the necessary care. This can significantly affect the baby. For example, in preterm infants weighing less than 1,500 g, peripheral and core temperatures would drop during care for 15 to 45 minutes and it would take up to two hours for the baby to return to its initial temperature. The ultimate goal of closed care is to create an environment so stable that very low birth weight babies can maintain a constant body temperature. This state is called the thermally neutral zone. Because of the inability of these infants to tolerate temperature fluctuations, the Caleo was designed with advanced technologies to stabilize the internal environment during procedures. The following graphs outline these capabilities. GOOD ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BABY WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ENVIRONMENT During a nursing shift, many care procedures may be performed, such as umbilical catheterization, intubation, chest x-rays, IV manipulation, repositioning and suctioning, requiring repeated opening of the incubator to access the baby. Exclusive JumboPorts™, 40% larger than portholes, provide easy access to the infant during procedures. The Caleo directly compensates for the temperature drop due to the opening, by creating a new type of dual air curtain that helps maintain stable temperature and humidity, even during routine procedures. The dual air curtain allows the Caleo to maintain thermal stability better than any other system tested. BE READY FOR THE NEXT PATIENT Since very low birth weight infants are usually not given advance notice, a warm incubator should be available at all times for unexpected deliveries.5 That’s why it’s essential to have an incubator that can heat up quickly. In an in vitro comparison of warming devices, the Caleo was found to heat up faster and retain heat and humidity better, even when the access ports were open. PROVIDING THE IDEAL HUMIDITY Humidity inside the incubator is essential to prevent transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in preterm infants. The table below illustrates the exponential relationship between gestational age and TEWL on the first day after birth. In very preterm infants, TEWL gradually decreases and the difference in TEWL between the most preterm and full-term infants decreases with age. Even at four weeks after birth, TEWL is still twice as high in the former. INSTANT DETECTION OF TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS On a preterm infant's thermograph, significant temperature differences are observed in different parts of the body. The infant's core temperature is not the same in all tissues and organs and the brain is usually the warmest. Single-point temperature measurement indicates how well a baby is able to maintain that temperature, but does not provide information on the energy expended for thermoregulation. Only Caleo offers true ThermoMonitoring by measuring, documenting and displaying both core and peripheral temperature. This means you can see the exact moment a baby is at risk of hypothermia and take timely action. HEAT BALANCE, EASY TO LEARN Dräger has created Heat Balance, a simple and interactive way for caregivers to learn about the different types of heat loss that can affect babies and how to use the Caleo settings to create the most thermally neutral environment possible. This training tool simulates the thermal balance of infants in an incubator and shows the impact of different types of heat loss and heat gain. Based on known physical algorithms for heat loss and documented clinical experience, it demonstrates how Caleo maintains thermal stability. This program also demonstrates the importance of all parameters to balance the temperature of preemies. As Heat Balance is a smartphone app, it can be used anywhere and at any time for training. ENABLING FAMILY-CENTRED CARE Research shows that family-centered care has significant benefits for the preemies7, including improved well-being, better mental health outcomes,