Inadvertent hypothermia: is it just a perioperative problem?
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.
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Bristol Royal Infirmary.
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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