title: [Postoperative hypothermia: role of the nurses' aide in ensuring the patient's well-being and comfort].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesia y Reanimación, Hospital de Móstoles, Móstoles, Madrid, España. almu2400@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez Martín
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canseco Hernández
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tovar Benito
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delgado Tejedor
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blanco Guillén
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ruiz Muñoz
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fernández Gómez
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marín Gallardo
authors.forename: Sagrario
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sánchez Pérez
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ureña Romero
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000451:nursing*; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*