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both the upper and lower body.
"For multiple procedures, we apply a sterile drape to the area com-
pleted first, then place a hot air warmer on top for the remainder of
the surgery," says Carrie Frederick, MD, director of anesthesia servic-
es at Plastic Surgery
Center in Portland,
Maine. And as a pre-
emptive measure,
says Dr. Frederick,
"IV magnesium gives
the double benefit of
being an NMDA
receptor blockade for
preventive analgesia
and diminished shiv-
ering."
"Since lateral hip
surgeries don't pro-
vide much surface
area to warm them,"
says Mr. Long. "I use
a fluid warmer and
warm the IV solu-
tion."
How about abdomi-
nal procedures? "Use
multiple warming
techniques, including
in-line fluid warmers
and warming blan-
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