title: Inadvertant hypothermia and active warming for surgical patients.
abstract: Inadvertant hypothermia is common among surgical patients and can result in serious complications. This article describes active warming systems which can be used preoperatively and intraoperatively to prevent hypothermia and maintain normothermia (normal body temperature).
authors: Montfort University, Leicester.
authors: Judith
authors: J
authors: Tanner
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care; D017694:Rewarming / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom