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Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Hospitalizes 6 in N.J.

New Jersey medical authorities are investigating the incidence of and issuing alerts on unlicensed cosmetic surgery providers after 6 women suffered...

Rotator Cuff Repair Restores Strength, Not Function

Rotator cuff surgery may restore a patient's normal shoulder strength, but mobility issues persist in the repaired joint, according to researchers a...

Do Patients Expect Too Much From Joint Replacement?

Even with a thorough pre-op education program, more than two-thirds of joint replacement patients don't share the expectations that their surgeons d...

Archive > February, 2009 Vol. X, No. 2
Thinking of Buying...Patient Warming Devices
A review of the many choices we have for maintaining normothermia.
Jay Horowitz, CRNA

Maintaining patient normothermia offers more than just comfort. It's a standard of care that can positively affect surgical outcomes and prevent post-op complications. You've got numerous options for warming your patients, but the decision of which device to purchase comes down to the type of cases you're doing and a cost-versus-effectiveness comparison between your choices.

Categories: Anesthesia, Equipping Your OR, Product Reports, Patient Management
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