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SHN! Recommendation 1 • Based on the evidence, the Safer Healthcare Now! SSI faculty recommend that measures are taken to ensure that surgical patient core temperature remain between 36.0⁰C and 38⁰C preoperatively, intraoperatively, and in PACU. 1. Safer Healthcare Now! Getting Started Kit: Surgical Site Infection Prevention, March 2010
Change Ideas • Pre operative warming utilizing forced warm air blankets for 30+ min pre-op • Continue active warming in the OR (include warmed IV fluid and lavage for abd. cases) • Increase the ambient temperature in the operating room to 20⁰C • Hats and booties on patients during surgery • PACU warming to discharge as needed • Do this routinely on all procedures slated 60 min. +
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