Effect of preheating on the maintenance of body temperature in surgical patients: a randomized clinical trial

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effect of preheating on the maintenance of body temperature of patients submitted to elective gynecological surgeries. Method: eighty-six patients were randomized, without blinding, to receive usual care (heating with a cotton sheet and blanket) or preheating wi...

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Main Authors: Cibele Cristina Tramontini Fuganti, Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Cristina Maria Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100366&lng=en&tlng=en