What is Normothermia?
In the surgical environment, degrees matter. The maintenance of a normal core body temperature, normothermia, is a crucial component of patient safety. Core temperatures outside the normal range pose a risk in all patients undergoing surgery and have been associated with an increased risk of surgical complications, including surgical site infections.
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Prevent unintended hypothermia in surgery
The difference between a positive patient outcome and a complicated recovery can be a matter of degrees. Unintended perioperative hypothermia is a frequent, yet preventable, complication of surgery. It can:
- Increase the rate of wound infection (SSI)1
- Extend recovery time2
- Extend length of stay1
- Increase mortality rates3
However, hypothermia can be easily prevented when temperature is monitored and an active warming measure is instituted throughout the perioperative process - starting before the induction of anesthesia.
The 3M™ Bair Hugger™ normothermia system provides a comprehensive solution that works seamlessly throughout the perioperative process to effectively and efficiently measure and manage patient temperature.
References:
1. Kurz A, Sessler DI, Lenhardt R. Perioperative normothermia to reduce the incidence of surgical-wound infection and shorten hospitalization. Study of Wound Infection and Temperature Group. N Engl J Med. 1996;334(19):1209–1215.
2. Lenhardt R, Marker E, Goll V, et al. Mild intraoperative hypothermia prolongs postanesthetic recovery. Anesthesiology. 1997;87(6):1318–1323.
3. Bush HL Jr, Hydo LJ, et al. Hypothermia during elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: the high price of avoidable morbidity. J Vasc Surg. 1995;21: 392–400; discussion 400–392
The 3M™ Bair Hugger™ Normothermia System
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Bair Hugger Warming Blanket SystemWarming patients who are undergoing surgery is important, but it should not be complicated. The Bair Hugger warming blanket system has demonstrated, flexible temperature management solutions designed to make your job easier by helping you deliver optimal care while maintaining normothermia.
Bair Hugger warming blanket system brochure
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Bair Hugger Warming Gown SystemGetting your patients safely through surgery and on their way home takes clinical expertise, along with a dose of warm, caring encouragement. The Bair Hugger warming gown system adds a unique dimension to patient warming, providing clinical and comfort warming options in a single patient gown..
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Bair Hugger Temperature Monitoring SystemThe Bair Hugger temperature monitoring system eliminates the variation in temperature readings due to device accuracy or technique and provides an accurate, non-invasive temperature measuring method that can be used throughout the perioperative environment and in any type of anesthesia.
Bair Hugger temperature monitoring system brochure
Bair Hugger temperature monitoring products
Normothermia Resources
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This whitepaper examines the global prevalence of inadvertent hypothermia in surgical patients. Temperature data from 49 hospitals across six continents involving 9,274 patients was submitted by participating facilities for analysis. -
Includes summaries of over 200 articles published between 1989 and 2015, in which the Bair Hugger blanket system is either the subject of, or utilized during, the clinical investigation. -
Five strategies for extracting more value from patient warming.
