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9061154

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
Postoperative hypothermia is problematic because patients in postanesthesia care units (PACUs) often feel very cold, and unrecognized or prolonged postoperative hypothermia can aggravate patients' underlying cardiovascular disorders. The researchers compared three methods of rewarming PACU patients who had undergone laparotomy procedures. Patients were assigned randomly to three groups. Each patient in group one received the standard PACU rewarming intervention (ie, two warmed thermal blankets and a hospital bedspread). Each patient in group two received the standard PACU rewarming intervention plus a reflective blanket. Each patient in group three received the standard PACU rewarming intervention plus a reflective blanket and a reflective head covering. Nurses measured patients' vital signs on admission to the PACU and every 15 minutes thereafter until patients' sublingual temperatures reached 36 degrees C (96.8 degrees F). No significant temperature differences occurred among patients in the three groups, but an inverse relationship existed between patients' PACU admission temperatures and the time they required to reach normothermia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0001-2092
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
597-601
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of three rewarming methods in a postanesthesia care unit.
pubmed:affiliation
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial