The results of this study suggest that preoperative warming can reduce rates of SSI after surgery .
OBJECTIVE To determine whether preoperative warming can reduce the risk of surgical site infection ( SSI ) after surgery .
BACKGROUND Intraoperative hypothermia is a risk factor for the occurrence of  SSI in patients after surgery .
However , the effectiveness of preoperative warming in reducing the incidence of the condition remains unclear .
Validation of Computerized Sniffer for Monitoring Perioperative Normothermia
INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization sets a st and ard to maintain patient core temperature greater than 36 ° C throughout the perioperative period . Normothermia ( defined as > 36 ° C ) in the Operating Room ( OR ) is an important factor to preventing complications in patients ( MI , infection , coagulopathy ) . R and omized studies suggests that maintaining at higher temperatures may further reduce complications in surgery ( less complications for group at 36.4 ° C than the control group at 36.0 ° C ) [ 1,2 ] . Perioperative normothermia is an important but often unrecognized element during anesthesia . Early recognition of hypothermia would allow for appropriate interventions and prevent complications . METHODOLOGY Manual validation of the diagnostic performance a clinical tool ( alert ) that would automatically measure changes in core temperature to identify patients who fail to be in range of normothermia during surgery . RESULTS The clinical tool ( alert ) was found to be 97 % sensitive
The results of this study suggest that preoperative warming can reduce rates of SSI after surgery .
OBJECTIVE To determine whether preoperative warming can reduce the risk of surgical site infection ( SSI ) after surgery .
BACKGROUND Intraoperative hypothermia is a risk factor for the occurrence of  SSI in patients after surgery .
However , the effectiveness of preoperative warming in reducing the incidence of the condition remains unclear .