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Construction of a Perioperative Hypothermia Prevention and Management Protocol for Neonates Based on the Delphi
Jiaxuan Mai1, Ying Zhang1, Tao Song2
1Neonatal Surgical Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Purpose:
This study aimed to develop a feasible and scientifically grounded protocol for the prevention and management of perioperative hypothermia in neonates.
Design:
A Delphi method was used to assess the importance of each item in the developed protocol.
Methods:
A comprehensive literature review was conducted to generate a preliminary pool of protocol items. Based on expert feedback, preliminary items were revised, removed, or supplemented to establish a scientifically rigorous and clinically applicable protocol.
Findings:
Response rates for the two Delphi rounds were 100% and 94.12% respectively. The authority coefficients were 0.86 and 0.92, with the Kendall's coefficients of concordance being 0.127 (P <.05) and 0.122 (P < .05), respectively. The final protocol included a total of 23 items.
Conclusions:
The scientifically developed protocol provides effective guidance for the perioperative temperature management of neonates.
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