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The initial goal was to maintain abdominal temperature at 36.8\u00b0C in both groups and axillary temperature at 36.8 to 37.3\u00b0C; air servocontrol was used for incubator infants. Infants in both groups received added humidity for 5 days if their weight was &amp;lt;1000 g and for 3 days if they weighed between 1000 and 1249 g. During a 3-hour period on days 1 to 7, recordings of abdominal, forehead, and foot temperatures were obtained. The percentage of the recording time during which the abdominal temperature was in the target range of between 36\u00b0C and 37.5\u00b0C was determined as an indicator of temperature control. Weight gain from birth to 1800 g was compared. Secondary outcomes included fluid balance and clinical events.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 30 infants in each group; 48 were &amp;lt;1500 g (of whom 17 were &amp;lt;1000 g). There were no significant differences in birth weight, gestation, gender, or illness severity scores in the 2 groups. Significant differences in temperature control were noted on day 1. Although admission temperatures were similar, lower abdominal temperatures were noted in the first 2 hours of life in the incubator group (medians were 36.6\u00b0C and 35.9\u00b0C in the radiant warmer and incubator groups, respectively). Similarly, mean abdominal temperatures during the 3-hour recording on day 1 were lower in the incubator group, and infants in this group spent a significantly greater percentage of the recording time with temperatures outside the target range (17.3% compared with 0.88%). Other temperature recordings from the forehead and foot were not significantly different in the groups. Fluid intakes were higher for infants under radiant warmer on days 2, 3, and 4, and the difference amounted to a mean of 12.8 mL\/kg\/d. Maximum sodium levels in the first week were similar in the 2 groups. Mean weight gain was 17.4 g\/kg\/d for the radiant warmer group and 17.1 g\/kg\/d for the incubator group; days to regain birth weight and length of hospital stay were not significantly different. Greater numbers of infants in the radiant warmer group required phototherapy, and adverse events (which included death, necrotizing enterocolitis, chronic lung disease, grade 3 or 4 intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, or retinopathy requiring laser treatment) were less frequent in the radiant warmer group (1 infant compared with 8 in the incubator group; relative risk 0.1; 95% confidence intervals: 0.01\u20130.82).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study has shown differences in abdominal temperatures on day 1 and outcome, although the latter finding should be viewed with caution because of the sample size. The results indicate benefits for the initial use of the radiant warmer after birth. 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