• J Post Anesth Nurs · Jun 1995

    Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial

    Rewarming hypothermic postanesthesia patients: a comparison between a water coil warming blanket and a forced-air warming blanket.

    • D Ciufo, S Dice, and C Coles.
    • J Post Anesth Nurs. 1995 Jun 1;10(3):155-8.

    AbstractThe warming effects of a Blanketrol water coil-heated hypothermia blanket and a Bair Hugger forced-warm air warming blanket were compared. Thirty-two patients admitted to the PACU with temperatures 34.4 degrees C (94 degrees F) or lower were assigned to treatment with the Blanketrol (Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Cincinnati, OH) or the Bair Hugger (Augustine Medical, Eden Prairie, MN) in alternating fashion, and treatment continued until the patients' temperatures reached 36.1 degrees C (97 degrees F). Every half hour each patient's temperature was measured using a tympanic temperature device and recorded on the data collection sheet. Analysis of the findings showed that the forced-air warming blanket warmed patients to 36.1 degrees C (97 degrees F) or higher significantly faster than the water coil-heated blanket (P < .001).

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