TY - JOUR
AU1 - NIGHTINGALE, SCOTT
AU2 - WYNNE, LISA
AU3 - CASSEY, JOHN
AB - Summary Background: Numerous methods of patient warming are used to prevent intraoperative hypothermia in children. Commercially available forced air warming blankets are effective, but are single‐use items. We tested a custom‐designed heat dissipation unit (HDU) against one such commercially available blanket. Methods: Air temperatures at various points around a mannequin under simulated operating conditions were recorded using thermistors and thermal imaging. The only variable changed was the heating method: a forced air blanket or a customized HDU with two draping techniques – cotton drapes with and without a plastic ‘undersheet’. Results: The three methods produced similar temperature increases and plateaux across the 11 thermistor points measured. There were no significant differences between temperatures at 1 h. A plastic sheet did not appear to enhance the effectiveness of the HDU in this study. Thermal imaging photography suggested more uniform heating of the mannequin with the HDU arrangements. Conclusions: The custom‐built HDU compares favorably in our mannequin study with a Bair Hugger forced air warming blanket. As it is reusable, it offers considerable potential savings.
TI - Convection heating in pediatric general surgery – a comparison of warming alternatives in a mannequin study
JF - Pediatric Anesthesia
DO - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01847.x
DA - 2006-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/convection-heating-in-pediatric-general-surgery-a-comparison-of-pBLIRUmnA8
SP - 663
VL - 16
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -