[Postoperative hypothermia: role of the nurses' aide in ensuring the patient's well-being and comfort].
Non-induced hypothermia is caused by anesthetic techniques, surgical procedures, and the environmental temperature in operating rooms, which affect the body's physiologic thermoregulation mechanisms. Postoperative hypothermia occurs in 93% of surgical patients and is accompanied by shivering in 65% of cases. Non-induced hypothermia affects the patient's postoperative recovery, as it alters metabolic response and reduces the patient's comfort during this period. Within the protocol for controlling postoperative hypothermia, the main objective of the nurses' aide consists of detecting and recording postoperative hypothermia, as well as of correcting the deficit by means of active warming of the body's external surface. These activities not only aid the patient's recovery and reduce complications, but also lower healthcare costs and increase postoperative comfort.
Gómez Martín
Almudena
A
Servicio de Anestesia y Reanimación, Hospital de Móstoles, Móstoles, Madrid, España. almu2400@hotmail.com
Canseco Hernández
Carmen
C
Tovar Benito
Diana
D
Delgado Tejedor
Pilar
P
Blanco Guillén
Alicia
A
Ruiz Muñoz
Yolanda
Y
Fernández Gómez
Teresa
T
Marín Gallardo
Carmen
C
Sánchez Pérez
Sagrario
S
Ureña Romero
Ana María
AM
D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000451:nursing*; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*