Based on the results of a chart review, researchers determined mild perioperative hypothermia appeared to be unrelated to wound complications. Using the medical charts of 1,062 patients who ...

Medline today officially announced the launch of the ComfortTemp® Patient Warming System, including disposable blankets and ...

What is perioperative hypothermia? The perioperative period is the time surrounding a patient's surgical procedure; this includes the period before surgery on the ward (or in the accident and ...

The effects of mild perioperative hypothermia on blood loss and transfusion requirement. Anesthesiology. 2008;108(1):71-77. 2 Kurz A, Sessler DI, Lenhardt RA Study of wound infections and temperature ...

Box 1. Complications of inadvertent peri-operative hypothermia. Cardiac events: When the effect of an anaesthetic wears off, thermoregulatory mechanisms are triggered in hypothermic patients, ...

Perioperative hypothermia, defined as a core body temperature below 36°C during the pre-, intra-, or postoperative phases, remains a significant concern in surgical care.

that hypothermia averaging just 1.5 degree Celsius less than normal can add between $2,500 and $7,000 per surgical patient because of adverse affects; post-surgical hypothermia increases a patient’s ...

Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia should be distinguished from the deliberate induction of hypothermia for medical reasons, which is not covered by this guideline. In this guideline, hypothermia ...

This article reviews the pathophysiology of perioperative stroke, ... Burke, M, Ebrahim, S. Hypothermia to reduce neurological damage following coronary artery bypass surgery. Cochrane Database ...

Compared with patients treated with a heated mattress, patients treated with a warm air blanket were at decreased risk for perioperative hypothermia during both THA (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1. ...