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Eugene Pikus1, Vallire D Hooper
1Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, GA, USA.
Abstract:
Mild postoperative hypothermia remains a frequent complication among surgical patients during the immediate postoperative period. Current literature describes a variety of rewarming methods directed toward the treatment of this problem. In 1998, ASPAN developed a Clinical Guideline for the Prevention of Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia. Eleven studies comparing different methods of postoperative rewarming have been published since the release of that guideline. This article introduces a systematic review of these studies to identify the most effective methods of rewarming surgical patients postoperatively.
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