Effect of forced-air warming blanket position in elective lumbar spine surgery: Intraoperative body temperature and postoperative complications.

Conclusion: Compared to using a lower body Bair Hugger under the patient, using standard upper body Bair Hugger may be associated with increased surgical site infection. Given equivalent body warming, we recommend using the lower body Bair Hugger to avoid infection. PMID: 31893130 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31893130?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Neurology International - January 2, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research