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f patients become hypothermic during the peri-
operative period, they face a host of potential
adverse events, including an increased risk of
infection, cardiac complications and blood loss.
While you certainly know that patients should
be warmed, you might not fully understand best prac-
Are You Warming
Patients Safely?
Here's what you might be doing wrong
— and how to fix it.
Victoria Steelman, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Iowa City, Iowa
z RIGHT TEMP Make sure you keep
warming cabinets at the temperature
noted in the manufacturer's instructions for use.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
