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A Team Approach to the Prevention of Unplanned Postoperative Hypothermia

Author(s) -

Bitner Jason,

Hilde Leana,

Hall Kenneth,

Duvendack Tammy

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

aorn journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1878-0369

pISSN - 0001-2092

DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.04.009

Subject(s) - hypothermia , medicine , core temperature , surgical team , anesthesia , emergency medicine , general surgery , surgery

• POSTOPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIA (ie, a core temperature lower than 96.8° F [36° C]), is a problem frequently seen in surgical patients, especially those undergoing total joint replacement. • PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE hypothermia may have increased recovery times and postoperative complications. • A TEAM OF CLINICAL STAFF MEMBERS and personnel from the performance improvement (PI) department of a hospital used a PI model to incorporate use of preoperative forced‐air warming blankets that resulted in improved postoperative core temperatures. AORN J 85 (May 2007) 921‐929. © AORN, Inc, 2007.

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