Protection of the pediatric surgeon from heat stress caused by the overhead radiant heater during surgery.
To protect the pediatric surgeon from heat stress while operating on premature infants under an overhead radiant heater, we propose covering the surgeon's head with an ordinary straw hat wrapped with heavy-duty kitchen aluminum foil. The temperature under such a straw hat is approximately 37 degrees C, versus 52 degrees C under a surgical cotton cap.
Bar-Maor
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JA
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Shitzer
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D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects; D013502:General Surgery; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010372:Pediatrics; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*