title: Inadvertent hypothermia: is it just a perioperative problem?
abstract: Patients undergoing surgery run the added risk of inadvertent hypothermia. This article suggests that simple measures undertaken in the ward can prevent this serious perioperative problem.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enwright
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Plowes
mesh_terms: D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors