Hypothermia Prevention During Surgery: Comparison Between Thermal Mattress And Thermal Blanket

This study aimed to compare the efficiency of the thermal blanket and thermal mattress in the prevention of hypothermia during surgery. Thirty-eight randomized patients were divided into two groups (G1 – thermal blanket and G2 - thermal mattress). The variables studied were: length of surgery, lengt...

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Main Authors: Ariane Marques Moysés, Armando dos Santos Trettene, Laís Helena Camacho Navarro, Jairo Aparecido Ayres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342014000200228&lng=en&tlng=en