Efficacy of Prewarming With a Self-Warming Blanket for the Prevention of Unintended Perioperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty.

CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that preoperative warming with a self-warming blanket reduces the incidence of UPH and decreases the drop in core temperature. PMID: 28938977 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28938977?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - September 26, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Rosenkilde C, Vamosi M, Lauridsen JT, Hasfeldt D Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research