Postoperative
Hypothermia
A 68yo male with a h/o CAD is now s/p hemicolectomy for cancer is awake and extubated in the PACU, but his temperature is 34.4.
References: (note, all residents should have access to Anesthesiology articles online if they receive the journal. Many other journals are available with a USF account through MD Consult...just access it from the departmental home page)
A 68yo male with a h/o CAD is now s/p hemicolectomy for cancer is awake and extubated in the PACU, but his temperature is 34.4.
- What are the clinical consequences of hypothermia? Acute and longterm? Anything particularly concerning in this patient?
- What are the best ways to prevent hypothermia intraoperatively?
- How should you treat it in the PACU? At what level do you institute active treatment?
References: (note, all residents should have access to Anesthesiology articles online if they receive the journal. Many other journals are available with a USF account through MD Consult...just access it from the departmental home page)