A novel thermal compression device for perioperative warming: a randomized trial for feasibility and efficacy

A novel thermal compression device for perioperative warming: a randomized trial for feasibility and efficacy

Abstract Background Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) leads to surgical complications and increases length of stay. IPH rates are high with the current standard of care, forced air warming (FAW). Our hypothesis is that a prototype thermal compression device that heats the popliteal fossa a...

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Main Authors: Peter Luke Santa Maria, Chloe Santa Maria, Andreas Eisenried, Nathalia Velasquez, Brian Thomas Kannard, Abhinav Ramani, David Mark Kahn, Amanda Jane Wheeler, John Gerhard Brock-Utne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Perioperative normothermia
Thermal compression
Perioperative warming
Forced air warming
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0395-2

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