Rodríguez Roberto G, Pattini Andrea E
Instituto de Ambiente, Hábitat y Energía (INAHE-CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina.
Arch Argent Pediatr. 2016 Aug 1;114(4):361-7. doi: 10.5546/aap.2016.eng.361.
Achieving adequate lighting in neonatal intensive care units is a major challenge: in addition to the usual considerations of visual performance, cost, energy and aesthetics, there appear different biological needs of patients, health care providers and family members. Communicational aspects of light, its role as a facilitator of the visual function of doctors and nurses, and its effects on the newborn infant physiology and development were addressed in order to review the effects of light (natural and artificial) within neonatal care with a focus on development. The role of light in regulating the newborn infant circadian cycle in particular and the therapeutic use of light in general were also reviewed. For each aspect, practical recommendations were specified for a proper well-lit environment in neonatal intensive care units.
除了视觉性能、成本、能源和美学等常见考虑因素外，患者、医护人员和家庭成员还存在不同的生理需求。探讨了光的传播特性、其作为医护人员视觉功能辅助工具的作用以及对新生儿生理和发育的影响，以便回顾（自然和人工）光在新生儿护理中的作用，重点是发育。特别回顾了光在调节新生儿昼夜节律周期中的作用以及光的一般治疗用途。针对每个方面，都为新生儿重症监护病房营造适宜的明亮环境提出了实用建议。
