Hypothermia control in elderly surgical patients in the intraoperative period: evaluation of two nursing interventions Control de la hipotermia de pacientes quirúrgicos ancianos en el intraoperatorio: evaluación de dos intervenciones de enfermería Controle da hipotermia de pacientes cirúrgicos idosos no intraoperatório: avaliação de duas intervenções de enfermagem

• Main Authors: Cibele Cristina Tramontini (Author), Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of two different nursing interventions regarding control of body heat loss, using blankets during the intraoperative period of elderly patients. METHODS: This was an experimental, comparative, applied, longitudinal prospective study with a quantitative approach....