Hypothermia control in elderly surgical patients in the intraoperative period: evaluation of two nursing interventions Control de la hipotermia de pacientes quirúrgicos ancianos en el intraoperatorio: evaluación de dos intervenciones de enfermería Controle da hipotermia de pacientes cirúrgicos idosos no intraoperatório: avaliação de duas intervenções de enfermagem
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of two different nursing interventions regarding control of body heat loss, using blankets during the intraoperative period of elderly patients. METHODS: This was an experimental, comparative, applied, longitudinal prospective study with a quantitative approach....
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Universidade de São Paulo
2007-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692007000400016 |