Forced-air warming: An effective method?

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British Journal of Healthcare ManagementVol. 21, No. 1 Patient WarmingForced-air warming: An effective method?Arwinder SinghArwinder SinghSearch for more papers by this authorArwinder SinghPublished Online:15 Jan 2015https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2015.21.1.26AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Bräuer A, Pacholik L, Perl T, English MJ et al. (2004) Conductive heat exchange with a gelcoated circulating water mattress. Anesth Analg 99(6): 1742–6 Crossref, Google ScholarCamus Y, Delva E, Just B, Lienhart A (1993) Leg warming minimizes core hypothermia during abdominal surgery. Anesth Analg 77(5): 995–9 Crossref, Google ScholarEngelen S, Himpe D, Borms S et al. (2010) A comparison of under-body forced-air and resistive heating during hypothermic bypass. ASA abstracts, A075. http://tinyurl.com/nrq72ra (accessed 16 September 2014) Google ScholarKim JY, Shinn H, Oh YJ, Hong YW et al. 2006) The effect of skin surface warming during anesthesia preparation on preventing redistribution hypothermia in the early operative period of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 29(3): 343–7 Crossref, Google ScholarMahoney CB, Odom J (1999) Maintaining intraoperative normothermia: A meta-analysis of outcomes with costs. AANA J 67(2): 155–63 Google ScholarMatsuzaki Y, Matsukawa T, Ohki K, Yamamoto Y et al. (2003) Warming by resistive heating maintains perioperative normothermia as well as forced air heating. Br J Anaesth 90(5): 689–91 Crossref, Google ScholarMcGovern PD, Albrecht M, Belani KG, Nachtsheim C et al. (2011) Forced air warming and ultra-clean ventilation do not mix: an investigation of theatre ventilation, patient warming and joint replacement infection in orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg Br 93(11): 1537–44. doi: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.27124 Crossref, Google ScholarPlattner O, Rodner G, Schopper C et al. (2010) Comparison of forced-air and a new resistive warming device for intraoperative rewarming. ASA abstracts, A076. http://tinyurl.com/q2hnngf (accessed 16 September 2014) Google ScholarTaguchi A, Ratnaraj J, Kabon B, Sharma N et al. (2004) Effects of a circulating-water garment and forced-air warming on body heat content and core temperature. Anesthesiology 100(5): 1058–64 Crossref, Google ScholarWinkler M, Akça O, Birkenberg B, Hetz H et al. (2009) Aggressive warming reduces blood loss during hip arthroplasty. Anesth Analg 91(4): 978–84 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 January 2015Volume 21Issue 1ISSN (print): 1358-0574ISSN (online): 1759-7382 Metrics History Published online 15 January 2015 Published in print 2 January 2015 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download