开发一个外科手术期间的隔热系统:测试不同织品套件的舒适性特性
Isaura Carvalho1,2, Miguel Carvalho3, Liliana Fontes3
1Department of Operating Room, Hospital da Prelada, Porto, Portugal.
PloS one
|September 12, 2023
概括
这项研究开发了一种三层毯子,用于在术后环境中为患者提供热保护. 一层聚烯,聚胺和弹性的内层提供了最佳的隔热和舒适性.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 织科学 织科学
- 患者安全 患者安全
背景情况:
- 患者低温是由于身体和心理状态的损害,在术后期存在重大风险.
- 目前关于用于手术室热保护的织涂层的证据有限,这凸显了需要有效解决方案的需要.
- 强制加热系统,特别是使用无布的强制加热系统,是最佳的术后热保护的建议.
研究的目的:
- 开发和评估一个三层隔热系统 (毯子) 用于术后患者的使用.
- 评估不同内部层织物组成对系统整体隔热性能的影响.
- 确定最佳的内层织物,以在外科手术期间增强热保护和舒适度.
主要方法:
- 设计了一个三层隔热系统,预先选择了两层,并为内部层测试了三种不同的织物组成.
- 完整套件的绝热性能使用热模具进行了评估.
- 使用序列方法计算每个套件的绝热特性.
主要成果:
- 该套装包含了聚烯,聚胺和弹性的内部层,证明了卓越的绝热和热舒适性.
- 这种特定的织物组成导致了最高的导热率和厚度,以及最低的最大静止热流密度.
- 与其他测试配置相比,这种内层的加入显著提高了整个三层系统的热保护效率.
结论:
- 开发的三层系统,包括聚烯,聚胺和弹性的内层,对改善外科手术期间的热保护有很大的希望.
- 这种配置提供了增强的隔热和舒适性,使其适合进一步的临床评估在患者.
- 这些发现支持使用这种专门的织系统来减轻外科周围环境中的低温风险.
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