title: Helping halt hypothermia. An overview of in-line blood/solution warmers.
abstract: Preventing hypothermia when delivering fluids to a patient is of critical importance. Several varieties of fluid warmers are available to help prevent hypothermia. Before deciding which model of warmer to use, health care facilities must decide when they will use this technology.
authors.affiliation: Health Devices Group, ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D001831:Body Temperature; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000628:therapy*