you an accurate core
temperature reading
without having to
make the patient
undergo an invasive
reading.
The patch is affixed
via wires to a small
nearby system —
around 6 inches
across — which dis-
plays core tempera-
ture readings for as
long as patients wear
the device, says Dr.
Sessler. The patches
are single-use only and
cost around $5 per
patch.
The technology is
still relatively new, but
it's got an advantage
because of how non-invasive it is and how it stays with the patient into
the post-op period.
3. Sticker monitoring
Stickers that determine a patient's temperature are becoming more
popular, especially for the intraoperative period, when the OR temper-
atures and anesthesia can make a patient's temperature plummet,
says Ms. York. Her facility uses a temperature indication sticker dur-
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• SMALL SIGNS The sticker temperature device is small, won't interfere with your
work and can help give you an initial indication that a patient's temperature is dropping.
Kim
York,
BSN,
MS,
RN,
CNOR,
CSSM
