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Surgical site infections (SSI) are the most common and costly hospital acquired infection. Decreasing the incidence of SSI is an ongoing goal of our surgical unit. Measures toward reaching this goal begin in pre-admission testing and continue through post anesthesia care. One of the ways the perianesthesia nurse can help prevent this complication is to promote normothermia. In pre-op, we have both BAIR paw gowns, and a supply of blankets kept in a stand-alone warmer. The OR manager presented to our Professional Nurse Council meeting literature from the National AORN conference on Best methods to promote normothermia.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - August 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Susan Bartlett, Terry Collard Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research