Reflective Blankets Are as Effective as Forced Air Warmers in Maintaining Patient Normothermia During Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgery

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 624-627

  Tjoakarfa, Clarissa ^a   David, Vikram ^a   Ko, Atlas ^a   Hau, Raphael ^a  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

arthroplasty; forced air warming; normothermia; prewarming; reflective blanket

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SURGERY; WARMING; ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEATING; HIP REPLACEMENT; HYPOTHERMIA; KNEE REPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84995968696     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.07.015     Document Type: Article

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