The effect of operating room active warming intervention on maternal hypothermia after planned cesarean

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of operating room active warming intervention on maternal hypothermia after planned cesarean. Methods According to the random number table method, from December 2016 to December 2017, 92 patients after heart failure were divided into the control group of 45 patients and the experimental group with 47 patients. Patients in the control group were conducted with the routine warming intervention, while warmed IV fluids combined with forced-air warming as active warming intervention was processed in the experimental group. The core temperature, the incidence of hypothermia, bedside shivering assessment scale, thermal comfort scores and new-born Apgar score between the two groups of patients were compared. Results Compared with the control group, the field of core temperature were significantly higher than those in the control group (F=5.96, P 0.05). Conclusion Operating room active warming intervention may have a beneficial effect on maternal hypothermia after planned cesarean, but the relevant efficacy was not shown in thefield of Apgar score. Key words: Active warming intervention; Cesarean section; Maternal hypothermia