title: Prevention of hypothermia during anaesthesia.
abstract: A study of the hypothermic effects of general anaesthesia during breast surgery and its amelioration by the use of a thermal drape to most of the body exclusive of the operating site. Two groups of patients are compared, using a constant anaesthetic technique, a single surgeon and the same operating conditions except for the omission or inclusion of thermal drapes. A review of the homeostatic mechanisms of temperature control and other methods of maintaining body temperature are included.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blackburn
mesh_terms: D001512:Bedding and Linens; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged