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- Title
Exploiting the igloo principle and greenhouse effect to regulate humidity and temperature.
- Authors
Prabhu, Karthick S.; Srinivas, C. R.; Nair, Shashidharan; Sundaram, Shanmuga V.; Thirumurthy, M.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Toxic epidermal necrolysis can be fatal and nursing care with careful monitoring of temperature and humidity can improve survival rate. We adapted the greenhouse and igloo principle using a common hood to monitor the temperature and humidity.<bold>Methods: </bold>A small heater with a regulator was placed in a mini hood and temperature was recorded inside the uncovered hood and hood covered with green cloth and aluminium foil separately. The regular hood was placed over a volunteer and the temperature was measured inside the open hood and hood covered with green cloth and aluminium foil separately. The relative humidity was also monitored using Zeal mercury dry--wet bulb hygrometer.<bold>Results: </bold>Temperature increase was most marked in the foil-covered hood followed by cloth-covered hood, both with the heater and the volunteer. Similarly, in the volunteer study, the humidity was best maintained inside the aluminium foil-covered hood.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>We recommend the use of regular hood with suitable cover to monitor the humidity and temperature of patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis.
- Subjects
GREENHOUSE effect; HUMIDITY control; TEMPERATURE control; TOXIC epidermal necrolysis; SURFACE chemistry; SURFACE tension
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2006, Vol 72, Issue 5, p361
- ISSN
0378-6323
- Publication type
journal article