PMID- 8129834
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940419
LR  - 20191101
IS  - 0287-8429 (Print)
IS  - 0287-8429 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 1
DP  - 1994 Jan
TI  - [Bathing in bed accelerates the recovery of skin temperature after 
      ethanol-loading].
PG  - 49-54
AB  - Bathing in bed (BB) is an essential nursing technique applied to patients with 
      restricted physical abilities. The aim of this technique is to keep the functions 
      of the skin as an external barrier and to prevent the patients from infection and 
      decubitus. However, the effect of BB on the blood circulation of the skin has not 
      yet been identified, and the data observed are controversial. We have evaluated 
      the effects of BB on the blood circulation of the skin by use of thermography. BB 
      was applied on the right side of the back (RB) in 6 healthy female subjects who 
      exposed both sides of their back (RB and LB) at room temperature. Ethanol was 
      applied on the 5 x 5 cm area of RB and LB after BB, and recovery of the skin 
      temperature was observed. After BB, the average temperature of RB was 
      significantly lower than that of LB. This shows that BB decreases temperature of 
      the skin exposed in the air probably due to the supply of water by washcloth. 
      Recovery of the skin temperature after the ethanol-loading was accelerated on RB. 
      This indicates that BB facilitates the response of the blood vessels in the skin.
FAU - Okumura, Y
AU  - Okumura Y
AD  - Teikyo Yamanashi Scool of Nursing.
FAU - Asakawa, K
AU  - Asakawa K
FAU - Ogasahara, Y
AU  - Ogasahara Y
FAU - Muramatu, A
AU  - Muramatu A
FAU - Wada, S
AU  - Wada S
FAU - Tamaru, S
AU  - Tamaru S
FAU - Nagai, M
AU  - Nagai M
LA  - jpn
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Japan
TA  - Ann Physiol Anthropol
JT  - The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi
JID - 8506625
RN  - 3K9958V90M (Ethanol)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Baths
MH  - *Body Temperature Regulation/drug effects
MH  - Ethanol/*pharmacology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Regional Blood Flow
MH  - Skin/*blood supply
MH  - Skin Temperature/*physiology
EDAT- 1994/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1994/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1994/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1994/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.2114/ahs1983.13.49 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Physiol Anthropol. 1994 Jan;13(1):49-54. doi: 10.2114/ahs1983.13.49.