Prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia

Prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Pennsylvania patient safety advisory
Contributor(s):
Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Authority.
ECRI (Organization)
Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Body Temperature Regulation
Hypothermia -- prevention & control
Intraoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Pennsylvania
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Perioperative hypothermia may result in serious cardiac, coagulation, and wound-healing complications, especially among vulnerable pediatric and elderly patients. More than 50 reports have been submitted through PA-PSRS about patients experiencing perioperative hypothermia. Many reports involved hypothermia that was detected in the postanesthesia care unit. Only a few reports indicated that measures were in place to prevent hypothermia. Risk reduction strategies to prevent perioperative hypothermia include assessing the patient for increased risk of hypothermia, monitoring temperature throughout the perioperative period using optimal temperature monitoring sites, and using active and/or passive warming measures as appropriate.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
NLM Unique ID:
101569662 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101569662