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al anesthesias. It takes a while to
interventions to minimize temperature
recover from redistribution hypother-
loss. The process should begin pre-
mia. There often just isn't enough
operatively, especially for patients
time, when operations last less than
having open cavity surgery." OSM
an hour."
Factor in cold surgical suites and
patient temperature "can drop in the
Ms. Guterl (g ailg uterl@verizon.net), a
freelance writer in West Chester, Pa., is
the former editor of Advance for Nurses.
first hour from 1°C to 1.5°C," says Ms.
On the Web
Burns. "Ambient temperature and
Download the American Society of
PeriAnesthesia Nurses' guidelines for the
Promotion of Perioperative Normothermia at
tinyurl.com/k6m9hg6
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