[Limitation of heat loss in long-lasting paediatric operations by means of a metal foil--positive correlation between room and body temperature (author's transl)].
A controlled clinical prospective study in 80 children showed the efficiency of an aluminium-coated polyester foil as a protection against heat loss during long-lasting (greater than or equal to 2 h) orthopaedic correcting operations. A pronounced correlation between theatre temperature and the body temperature of the children wrapped in foil could be demonstrated. This method is recommended as a safe and low-cost routine preventive measure for a major part of anaesthetics in paediatric surgery. The foil effect could be completed further by infusion solutions warmed to body temperature and an operation theatre temperature raised to 22-24 degrees C.
D000367:Age Factors; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
D008670:Metals
Begrenzung des Wärmeverlustes bei langdauernden Kinderoperationen mittels einer Metallfolie unter dem Aspekt positiver Korrelation zwischen Raum- und Körpertemperatur.