Preprocedure Warming to Prevent Intraoperative Hypothermia

The prevention of perioperative hypothermia is recognized as an important initiative in the prevention of postoperative complications such as bleeding, wound infection, and prolonged recovery from anesthetics. Preprocedure warming of the patient is an intervention that can be utilized to prevent intraoperatve hypothermia.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research