Inadvertent hypothermia: is it just a perioperative problem?
Annette Enwright Senior Staff Nurse, Trauma Orthopaedic and Emergency Theatres (Greig Smith Theatres)
Dina Plowes Lead G grade, Heygroves Theatres, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol
Patients undergoing surgery run the added risk of inadvertent hypothermia. This article suggests that simple measures undertaken in the ward can prevent this serious perioperative problem.
Nursing Standard.
14, 4, 46-47.
doi: 10.7748/ns1999.10.14.4.46.c2694
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