[Intraoperative temperature management].
Perioperative monitoring of core body temperature is a prerequisite for detection of inadvertent hypothermia and its negative consequences. Oral route using rostral sublingual pocket is pre- and postoperatively the method of choice. Intraoperatively, continuous temperature monitoring is desirable, however continual measurement at least every 15 minutes is mandatory. Acceptable semi-invasive alternative methods comprise nasopharyngeal (oral), esophageal, urinary bladder and rectal measurements taking into account specific limiting factors. Ear-based temperature monitoring cannot be recommended because of its considerable inaccuracy.
Torossian
Alexander
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Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg. torossia@med.uni-marburg.de
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001831:Body Temperature; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D009055:Mouth