Age-Related Thermoregulatory Differences in a Warm Operating Room Environment (Approximately 26°C)

Inadvertent hypothermia occurs frequently at typical ambient operating room (OR) temperatures, especially in elderly patients receiving general anesthesia. The aims of the current study were to 1) determine the incidence and magnitude of core hypothermia in an unusually warm OR environment, and 2) to assess age-related differences in perioperative thermoregulatory responses under these circumstances. Forty patients receiving general anesthesia...