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Archive >  Ambulatory Anesthesia 2010

The Perks of Patient Warming

Everyone warms patients, but not everyone understands its widespread benefits.

Diane Leeth

Staving off hypothermia isn't just about avoiding post-op complications. Maintaining normothermia with warmed blankets, warmed IV fluid or forced-air warming units also helps soothe patients' nerves, leads to increased surgical efficiencies, and plays a part in faster recoveries and timely discharges.

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