Open AccessThe effects of active warming on perioperative inadvertent hypothermia in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery under local anesthesia
Author(s) -
Aykut Urfalıoğlu,
Selma Urfalıoğlu,
Gözen Öksüz,
Adem Doğaner,
Şeyma Tekşen,
Özlem Güler,
Feyza Çalışır
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_227_20
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , anesthesia , hypothermia , core temperature , incidence (geometry) , surgery , physics , optics
Perioperative inadvertent hypothermia (PIH) is the decrease in core temperature below 36°C. We aimed to assess whether PIH develops in patients operated under local anesthesia (ULA) for vitreoretinal surgery in the operating room and investigate active warming efficacy.