Resistant fabric warming is a viable alternative to forced air warming to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia during hemiarthroplasty in the elderly
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is associated with inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH). This can be prevented by active patient warming. However, results from comparisons of warming techniques are conflicting. They are based mostly on elective surgery, are from small numbers of pati...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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