Management of Perioperative Hypothermia

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Abstract

Hypothermia (body temperature under 36 °C) is the thermal disorder most frequently found in surgical patients, but should be avoided as a means of reducing morbidity and costs. Temperature should be considered as a vital sign and all staff involved in the care of surgical patients must be aware that it has to be maintained within normal limits. Maintaining body temperature is the result, as in any other system, of the balance between heat production and heat loss. Temperature regulation takes place through a system of positive and negative feedback in the central nervous system, being developed in three phases: thermal afferent, central regulation and efferent response. Prevention is the best way to ensure a normal temperature. The active warming of the patient during surgery is mandatory. Using warm air is the most effective, simple and cheap way to prevent and treat hypothermia. © 2011 Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor.

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Seo, I. S. (2007). Management of Perioperative Hypothermia. Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 24(2 Suppl), S87-95. https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2007.24.2s.s87

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