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Thermoregulation and Thermography in Neonatal Physiology and Disease by Knobel, Robin B., Guenther, Bob D., Rice, Henry E.

“…Introduction: Infrared thermal imaging, or thermography, is a technique used to measure body surface temperature in the study of thermoregulation. Researchers…”
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Body temperature in premature infants during the first week of life: Exploration using infrared thermal imaging by Knobel-Dail, Robin B., Holditch-Davis, Diane, Sloane, Richard, Guenther, B.D., Katz, Laurence M.

“…Hypothermia is a problem for very premature infants after birth and leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Previously we found very premature infants…”
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Thermal Stability of the Premature Infant in Neonatal Intensive Care by Knobel, Robin B.

“…Hypothermia continues to be a problem for premature infants being cared for in neonatal intensive care because care and procedures expose infants to cold…”
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Fetal and Neonatal Thermal Physiology by Knobel, Robin B.

“…Humans have the ability to regulate their body temperature in a narrow range. Infants have decreased ability to regulate their body temperature, producing heat…”
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Role of effective thermoregulation in premature neonates by Knobel, Robin B

“…Even though researchers have studied ways to reduce heat loss in premature infants for more than 100 years, hypothermia remains a widespread problem in this…”
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Implementing practice guidelines and education to improve care of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome by Lucas, Katherine, Knobel, Robin B

“…: To develop and implement a program for the management of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and the use of the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool…”
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Heat Loss Prevention for Preterm Infants in the Delivery Room by Knobel, Robin B, Wimmer, Jr, John E, Holbert, Don

“…Preterm infants are prone to hypothermia immediately following birth. Among other factors, excessive evaporative heat loss and the relatively cool ambient…”
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Laboratory Blood Tests Useful in Monitoring Renal Function in Neonates by Knobel, Robin B., Smith, Jennifer Marie

“…It is important to monitor renal function in the neonate, especially in premature infants where nephrogenesis is still in process upon birth. The kidneys are…”
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A pilot study to examine maturation of body temperature control in preterm infants by Knobel, Robin B, Levy, Janet, Katz, Laurence, Guenther, Bob, Holditch-Davis, Diane

“…To test instrumentation and develop analytic models to use in a larger study to examine developmental trajectories of body temperature and peripheral perfusion…”
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The Promise of the State Space Approach to Time Series Analysis for Nursing Research by Levy, Janet A, Elser, Heather E, Knobel, Robin B

“…BACKGROUND:Nursing research, particularly related to physiological development, often depends on the collection of time series data. The state space approach…”
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Optimal body temperature in transitional extremely low birth weight infants using heart rate and temperature as indicators by Knobel, Robin B, Holditch-Davis, Diane, Schwartz, Todd A

“…To explore body temperature in relationship to heart rate in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants during their first 12 hours to help identify the ideal…”
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Heat Loss Prevention in the Delivery Room for Preterm Infants: A National Survey of Newborn Intensive Care Units by Knobel, Robin B, Vohra, Sunita, Lehmann, Christoph U

“…Hypothermia incurred during delivery room resuscitation continues to cause morbidity in infants <29 weeks gestation. Three recent trials have shown that…”
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Negative Temperature Differential in Preterm Infants Less Than 29 Weeks Gestational Age: Associations With Infection and Maternal Smoking by Knobel-Dail, Robin B, Sloane, Richard, Holditch-Davis, Diane, Tanaka, David T

“…Hypothermia is related to increased morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants; continuous temperature monitoring is necessary. Thermoregulation is…”
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Thyroid Hormone Levels in Term and Preterm Neonates by Knobel, Robin

“…SCREENING THYROID HORMONE levels in the neonate during the first week of life is important because of their valuable link in identifying congenital…”
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Perfusion Index in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants During Their First 2 Weeks of Life by Knobel-Dail, Robin B., Tanaka, David T., Holditch-Davis, Diane, White, John

“…Background: Our program of research focuses on thermal and circulatory stability in extremely premature infants. In prior studies, we found that infants have…”
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Congenital cutaneous candidiasis: a case presentation by Knobel, Robin B

“…When an infant presents in the delivery room with macular and papular skin lesions covering the trunk, extremities, and/or skin folds, the neonatal nurse…”
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Thermoregulation in the Neonate by Knobel, Robin B.

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Nursing Assessment of Guaiac-Positive and Occult Blood in Preterm Infant Stools by Carter, Brigit M., Knobel, Robin B.

“…Guaiac testing the stool of very low birth weight (VLBW; <1,500 g) preterm infants has been a standard of care for many neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)…”
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Extremely low birth weight preterm infants lack vasomotor response in relationship to cold body temperatures at birth by Knobel, R B, Holditch-Davis, D, Schwartz, T A, Wimmer, J E

“…Study Objective: This study evaluated peripheral vasoconstriction in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants when body temperature decreased during the first…”
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Case report: total parenteral nutrition extravasation associated with spinal cord compression and necrosis by Knobel, R B, Meetze, W, Cummings, J

“…A preterm infant, whose course was complicated by sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis with jejunal perforation, intraventricular hemorrhage and cerebellar…”
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