Forced-air warming devices and the risk of surgical site infections

AORN Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 353-369

  Kellam, Melissa D ^a   Dieckmann, Loraine S ^a   Austin, Paul N ^a  

^a TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forced air warming; Intraoperative hypothermia; Normothermia; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT; FORCED-AIR WARMING; HEATING; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIA; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

FORCED-AIR WARMING; INTRAOPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIA; NORMOTHERMIA; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HEATING; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84884524037     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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