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Archive > April, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 4

Keeping Patients Warm Throughout Surgery

Think patient warming starts and stops with a heated blanket in pre-op? Think again. You need a combination of techniques to keep patients safe and comfortable.

Shari Burns, CRNA, MSN, EdD

Warmed IV fluids. Forced-air warming devices. Booties and hats in the OR. No single intervention can prevent perioperative hypothermia on its own. The secret to making sure your patients stay warm is to combine measures to maintain body temperature from the time patients enter your facility through discharge. This offers the greatest likelihood of minimizing body temperature change and maximizing comfort in surgical patients. Here are 4 relatively simple strategies to prevent hypothermia.

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