The effect of forced-air warming blanket position during spinal surgery on patients’ intra-operative body temperature
The full underbody position of the forced-air warming blanket was effective for maintaining normal range core body temperature. The use of full underbody forced-air warming blanket for spinal surgery when patients are positioned on a spinal table in a prone position is recommended.
Authors
- Celia J. Filmalter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4070-3467)
- Andries Masenge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-2356)
- Zelda White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3428-1838)
- Natasha Joubert
Institutions
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Surgeon
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2024.09.003
- Primary Topic
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00