July 10, 2007 - Hypothermia is a common complication of surgery and anesthesia. Although it may protect against cerebral ischemia, it leads to undesirable effects, such as increased wound infection.

Operative warming has been shown to be beneficial, and this randomized trial provides evidence that adding pre- and postoperative warming to operative warming reduces operative blood loss and lowers the risk for postoperative complications.

To carry out this additional measure in the pre- and postoperative period, however, will require additional planning, equipment, and staff training.

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Perioperative Systemic Warming in Major Elective Abdominal Surgery aims to determine whether there is any benefit to perioperative warming when combined with intraoperative warming.

The study authors randomized 103 patients into operative warming only (controls) and operative warming plus pre- and postoperative warming (warmed group).

The commonest operation (71 of 103) was for colorectal cancer. The main differences in the 2 groups were a reduction of blood loss (P = .011) and a reduction in total postoperative complications (P = .027).

For more information: www.bjs.co.uk


Related Content

News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

June 17, 2025 — Royal Philips has announced the global launch of the Flash Ultrasound System 5100 POC — a new point-of ...

Time June 19, 2025
arrow
News | Lung Imaging

June 18, 2025 — Exo recently announced that now included on its Exo Iris is the first ever FDA 510(k) cleared AI for ...

Time June 18, 2025
arrow
News | Artificial Intelligence

April 16, 2025 — An artificial intelligence (AI) program trained to review images from a common medical test can detect ...

Time April 16, 2025
arrow
News | Ultrasound Women's Health

April 11, 2025 — Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a safe and accurate diagnostic imaging option for pregnant women ...

Time April 11, 2025
arrow
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

March 31, 2025 — Neuropathic pain affects up to 10 percent of the global population and can be challenging to manage ...

Time April 02, 2025
arrow
News | Breast Imaging

March 20, 2025 — GE HealthCare has launched Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Premium, the latest 3D ultrasound ...

Time March 21, 2025
arrow
News | X-Ray

March 18, 2025 — GE HealthCare recently announced a collaboration with NVIDIA expanding the existing relationship ...

Time March 19, 2025
arrow
News | Breast Imaging

Feb. 26, 2025 — iCAD, Inc. a provider of clinically proven AI-powered cancer detection solutions, and Koios Medical, a ...

Time March 03, 2025
arrow
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

Jan. 8, 2025 - EDAP TMS SA, a supplier of robotic energy-based therapies, has announced that the first patient has been ...

Time January 08, 2025
arrow
News | Radiology Business

July 19, 2024 — GE HealthCare announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Intelligent Ultrasound Group PLC’s ...

Time July 19, 2024
arrow
Subscribe Now