title: Thermal burn associated with intraoperative convective forced-air warming blanket (bair paws™ flex gown system).
abstract: A 44-year-old man undergoing ambulatory surgery sustained a 5% total body surface first-degree burn on his lower and lateral torso and upper thigh during routine use of a new forced-air warming Bair Paws™ flex gown system. We describe the likely mechanism of injury, intraoperative events suggesting special variation in the warming process, and a brief review of adverse events associated with forced-air warming systems.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota Medical School; and †University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Health System, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Elizabeth K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Apostolidou
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Layton
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prielipp