Temperature measurement in the phase I PACU.
Perioperative hypothermia remains a common occurrence in the Phase I PACU. Identification of and appropriate intervention for this complication is of prime importance in the prevention of adverse outcomes. This article provides an overview of perioperative hypothermia and offers a summary of the most common methods used to measure body temperature.
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Phase I PACU, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. Nancy.Stanhope@Hitchcock.org
D001365:Axilla; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009055:Mouth; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D012007:Rectum; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017694:Rewarming / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D013821:Thermometers / Q000592:standards; D014432:Tympanic Membrane