Postoperative rewarming: are there alternatives to warm hospital blankets.
Mild postoperative hypothermia remains a frequent complication among surgical patients during the immediate postoperative period. Current literature describes a variety of rewarming methods directed toward the treatment of this problem. In 1998, ASPAN developed a Clinical Guideline for the Prevention of Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia. Eleven studies comparing different methods of postoperative rewarming have been published since the release of that guideline. This article introduces a systematic review of these studies to identify the most effective methods of rewarming surgical patients postoperatively.
Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, GA, USA.
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Pikus
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Hooper
D000328:Adult; D000399:Air Pressure; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D001512:Bedding and Linens; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D017694:Rewarming / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome