Hypothermia Prevention During Surgery: Comparison Between Thermal Mattress And Thermal Blanket

• Main Authors: Ariane Marques Moysés (Author), Armando dos Santos Trettene (Author), Laís Helena Camacho Navarro (Author), Jairo Aparecido Ayres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to compare the efficiency of the thermal blanket and thermal mattress in the prevention of hypothermia during surgery. Thirty-eight randomized patients were divided into two groups (G1 - thermal blanket and G2 - thermal mattress). The variables studied were: length of surgery, lengt...