Effect of a radiant heater on post-operative hypothermia: comparison with a reflective blanket.
Thirty patients with post-operative hypothermia following major surgery (thoracic, abdominal, orthopaedic) were allocated randomly to either active warming with a radiant heater (500 W) or passive rewarming with a reflective blanket. Rectal temperature, mean skin temperature (at four measuring sites), continuous haemoglobin saturation and shivering were measured for 2 h post-operatively. Although post-operative heat supply with a radiant heater resulted in faster rewarming, there were no differences between the two groups with respect to haemoglobin saturation and shivering.
Bredahl
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Department of Anaesthesia, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
Lambert-Jensen
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Freundlich
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001512:Bedding and Linens; D001831:Body Temperature; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000628:therapy*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D017694:Rewarming / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012768:Shivering / Q000502:physiology; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013903:Thoracic Surgery
D006454:Hemoglobins