Perioperative Normothermia During Major Surgery: Is It Important?

Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 249 - 263
Published: Sep 1, 2011
Abstract
Perioperative hypothermia (PH), usually defined as a temperature of less than 36.0°C during the perioperative period, can result from anesthesia-induced thermoregulatory inhibition combined with exposure to a cold operating room environment and is estimated to occur in 50% to 70% of patients undergoing anesthesia and major surgery [ [1] Forstot R.M. The etiology and management of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. J Clin Anesth. 1995; 7:...
Paper Details
Title
Perioperative Normothermia During Major Surgery: Is It Important?
Published Date
Sep 1, 2011
Volume
45
Issue
1
Pages
249 - 263
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