title: The effect of 30 to 60 minutes of forced-air pre-warming on maintaining intraoperative core temperatures during the first hour post-anesthesia induction in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to identify the effectiveness of 30 to 60 minutes of forced-air pre-warming on maintaining intraoperative core temperatures in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia. The review question will focus on the effects of forced-air pre-warming on preventing redistribution hypothermia in the first hour post induction of anesthesia, which is considered the most critical due to an internal core-to-peripheral redistribution of body heat and subsequent loss of heat to the operative room surroundings.
authors.affiliation: School of Nurse Anesthesia, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, USA.
authors.forename: Toi Nei
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Jyothis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Venus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001831:Body Temperature; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic