Journal of advanced nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Forced air warming to maintain normoTHERMIa during SEDation in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: protocol for the THERMISED pilot randomized controlled trial.
To determine whether applying forced air warming attenuates the impact of sedation-induced impairment of thermoregulation on body temperature of patients who are sedated during interventional procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. ⋯ ACTRN12616000013460.
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Review Meta Analysis
Meta-analysis: effectiveness of forced-air warming for prevention of perioperative hypothermia in surgical patients.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of forced-air warming for preventing perioperative hypothermia. ⋯ Forced-air warming prevents perioperative hypothermia more effectively than passive insulation and circulating-water mattresses, whereas there is no statistically significant difference in its effectiveness compared with circulating-water garments, resistive heating blankets and radiant warming systems.