Preventing hypothermia in elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery patients: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients having arthroscopic shoulder surgery frequently experience periods of inadvertent hypothermia. This common perioperative problem has been linked to adverse patient outcomes such as myocardial ischaemia, surgical site infecti...

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Main Authors: Duff Jed, Di Staso Renatta, Cobbe Kerry-Anne, Draper Nicole, Tan Simon, Halliday Emma, Middleton Sandy, Lam Lawrence, Walker Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/12/14