The effect of 30 to 60 minutes of forced-air pre-warming on maintaining intraoperative core temperatures during the first hour post-anesthesia induction in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia: a systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Apr;14(4):41-8. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-2520.

Abstract

The objective of this review is to identify the effectiveness of 30 to 60 minutes of forced-air pre-warming on maintaining intraoperative core temperatures in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia. The review question will focus on the effects of forced-air pre-warming on preventing redistribution hypothermia in the first hour post induction of anesthesia, which is considered the most critical due to an internal core-to-peripheral redistribution of body heat and subsequent loss of heat to the operative room surroundings.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General*
  • Body Temperature Regulation
  • Body Temperature*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia / prevention & control*
  • Systematic Reviews as Topic