A new plan was put into action, including the adoption of warming
IV fluids and other pre-operative warming methods, such as warmed
cloth blankets in pre-op. The hospital also increased the ambient tem-
perature for pre-op holding rooms to 70 degrees, and members of the
housecleaning staff were instructed to keep it there.
They opted to inch up ambient OR temperatures as well, to no less
than 68 degrees. To make sure surgeons could stay comfortable given
the increase, the hospital purchased cooling vests for surgical staff —
"They loved them," Ms. York insists — meaning patients and surgeons
alike could remain comfortable in the OR.
Doing the math
Improving comfort is one thing, but studies have shown that pre-oper-
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