Forced-Air Warming Provides Better Control of Body Temperature in Porcine Surgical Patients

Forced-Air Warming Provides Better Control of Body Temperature in Porcine Surgical Patients

Background: Maintaining normothermia during porcine surgery is critical in ensuring subject welfare and recovery, reducing the risk of immune system compromise and surgical-site infection that can result from hypothermia. In humans, various methods of patient heating have been demonstrated to be use...

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Main Authors: Brian T. Dent, Karla A. Stevens, Jeffrey W. Clymer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
porcine
surgery
body temperature
hypothermia
resistive blanket
forced air heating
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/3/3/22

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