The comparison of two recovery room warming methods for hypothermia patients who had undergone spinal surgery.
J Nurs Scholarsh
; 44(1): 2-10, 2012 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to compare the time needed to reach a specified temperature and the efficiency of two warming methods-warm cotton blankets and a radiant warmer-for hypothermia patients in a postanesthetic care unit (PACU) after spinal surgery.DESIGN:
This study was conducted according to a quasi-experimental design. Data were collected from a medical referral center in northern Taiwan. A total of 130 post-spinal surgery patients with hypothermia were recruited in the study.METHODS:
Of the 130 patients in the PACU, 65 were warmed by the radiant warmer (group R); whereas the other 65 patients were warmed by warm cotton blankets (group B). Tympanic temperature was measured for each patient every 10 min until it reached 36 °C in the PACU. Analysis of covariance and generalized estimating equation regression analysis were performed to compare the time needed to reach a specified temperature and the efficiency of the two warming methods, respectively.FINDINGS:
Both groups were similar in their baseline characteristics. After adjusting for temperature upon arrival at the PACU, group R needed a significantly shorter time for rewarming to 36 °C than group B (F [1, 125]= 58.17, p < .001). The results of the generalized estimating equation also showed that the radiant warmer was more efficient than warm cotton blankets in increasing patients' body temperatures to 36 °C (χ2 = 37.44, p < .001). None of the patients appeared to have wound infections, and there were no differences in the length of hospital stay or medical costs for current hospitalization in both groups.CONCLUSIONS:
Using the radiant warmer may be a more efficient method than providing warm cotton blankets for warming post-spinal surgery hypothermia patients in the PACU. CLINICAL RELEVANCE For hospitals that are unable to use forced-air warming to warm postsurgical hypothermia patients in the PACU, the radiant warmer is a more efficient device to rewarm patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Pós-Operatórios
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Sala de Recuperação
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Coluna Vertebral
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Reaquecimento
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Hipotermia
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nurs Scholarsh
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article