Hypothermia: prevention and management in adults having surgery
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posted on 2024-06-18, 07:14authored byPR Crosland
This guideline covers preventing and managing inadvertent hypothermia in people aged 18 and over having surgery. It offers advice on assessing patients’ risk of hypothermia, measuring and monitoring temperature, and devices for keeping patients warm before, during and after surgery.