Incidence of Postoperative Hypothermia and the Relationship to Clinical Variables

Effect of Preoperative Forced‐Air Warming on Postoperative Temperature and Postanesthesia Care Unit Length of Stay

“…In addition, since the 1990s, the literature has shown that the cold environment in the OR can have a detrimental effect on patients 1‐3 . For example, hypothermia has been linked to numerous postoperative patient complications that include, but are not limited to, an increased risk for surgical site infection, an increase in the patient's oxygen needs, and alterations in medication metabolism 1‐7 . The literature concentrates on approaches used in the intraoperative and postoperative environments to decrease hypothermia for patients 1‐5 .…”

“…We conducted a review of literature that provided limited evidence regarding warming in the preoperative area 1,3,4,7 . Most of the literature we found discussed the effects of using improved temperature management intraoperatively 2,5,6,8‐10 . With this void in the literature, we felt the need to study the situation before developing a policy and procedure regarding prewarming.…”

Factors Influencing Body Temperature in Elderly Surgical Patients

“…따라서 수술 후 체온에 영향을 주는 요인을 파악하기 위해 기존의 연구 (Kim, 2007;Burns et al, 2010;Kongsayreepong et al, 2003;Parodi et al, 2012;Pearce et al, 2010;Poveda et al, 2009) • 가온요법 …”

Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia and Agreement Between Oral, Temporal Artery, and Bladder Temperatures in Adult Major Surgery Patients

“…More recently, in 2010, a low rate of 4% UPH was found in a prospective study of 287 surgical patients in three tertiary care facilities in the southern United States. 15 Forced-air warming was used for 69% of the patients. Incomplete information was included about the methods, analysis, and results, 33 so it is difficult to compare the findings with ours.…”

“…12 Despite knowing that hypothermia increases surgical complications and the availability of safe and inexpensive warming methods, UPH is a common occurrence during major surgery. 2,13,14 Background UPH rates as low as 4% 15 and as high as 65% 16 have been reported in a number of different settings and populations using a variety of thermometers. Quality improvement data from our facility showed that based on temporal artery thermometer readings, 46 (12%) of 393 postoperative patients had UPH on arrival to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) during a 12-day period in October/November 2008.…”