Table 1 Performance characteristics of CWP and insulating jacket tested for 120 minutes.

From: Testing of a reusable chemical warming pad and an insulating jacket to manage hypothermia of preterm or low birthweight neonates

Characteristics

CWP

Insulating jacket

p-value†

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Baseline temperature (°C)

31.50

1.69

30.83

2.46

0.04

Maximum temperature (°C)

37.80

0.32

37.70

0.35

0.05

Endline temperature (°C)

36.43

0.39

36.40

0.39

0.51

Time to reach temperature band* (min)

0.95

0.62

1.18

0.80

0.04

Rate of reaching euthermia band from starting time (°C/min)

6.53

4.17

6.21

4.44

0.61

Rate of decreasing from maximum to end point (°C/min)

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.16

  1. SD  is Standard deviation.
  2. *Temperature band is Temperature between 36°C and 38°C.
  3. †p-value from Welch’s t-test.
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