Skin Temperature Measurement; Thermomonitoring - Dräger caleo Instructions For Use Manual

Description
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Caleo temperature control characteristics
The desired temperature increase is achieved rapidly due to
the high heating power. A temperature reduction takes longer,
due to the good thermal insulation of the incubator.
Note on setting the air temperature set value in the Caleo
The patient has limited
– heat loss due to airflow, because the airflow rate above the
mattress is low.
– heat loss through the mattress, because the mattress is well
insulated.
– heat loss due to evaporation, provided that humidity
relatively high (greater than 60 %).
– heat loss due to radiation, provided that the double wall
installed.

Skin temperature measurement

Two skin temperature sensors can be connected to measure
the skin temperature (yellow skin temperature sensor) and
peripheral temperature (white skin temperature sensor). The
measured value of the yellow skin temperature sensor is used
to regulate the incubator heater in "skin temperature control
mode".

ThermoMonitoring

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The term ThermoMonitoring
urement and display of a central temperature and a peripheral
temperature. Instead of the central temperature, a near-core
skin temperature can be used, as is the case e.g. during skin
temperature control at the incubator.
The continuous display of the difference between these two
temperatures permits early detection of the occurrence of cold
stress. Heat stress, thermoregulation problems and e.g. infec-
tions can also be more rapidly detected by displaying the two
temperature values and evaluating their difference.
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Consequently, Caleo provides the possibility of switching
between a standard screen with large numeric digits and a
trend screen showing the trend graph of a maximum of two
temperatures. In this way, the difference between near-core
skin temperature and peripheral temperature required by
ThermoMonitoring ™ can be displayed continuously.
In addition, by means of trend analysis, values from the past
can be called up for subsequent explanation, e.g. the onset of
sickness symptoms or the development of hypothermal stress.
* optional equipment feature
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** see Caleo Accessories range
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