The aim of this assignment is to analyze and discuss the implications of inadvertent, preoperative hypothermia. My issue relates to the intra-operatively warming of patients during day case surgery, for example knee or ankle arthroscopies.
In the hospital where I work, these operations are considered short time procedures, of less than 30 minutes, so special warming methods are considered unnecessary. However, we do not take into account details such as the irrigation fluid used for arthroscopies, which is not pre-warmed at body temperature, or the fall of the body temperature following the tourniquet release (Dr Raju, 2010), that can cool the patient. In addition, we do generalize the anesthetic care, unfortunately not considering the age, risk or ASA scoring o patient, treating each case only as an ''arthroscopy''. On admission to Recovery, patient's temperature might be below thirty-six degree Celsius. Often they shiver and complain of feeling cold, so a forced air-warming device will be used. Patients may experience pain and an administration of analgesia will be given. Thermal management is as important as reducing the complications during and after a surgical procedure (Elsevier, 2008). .
Inadvertent preoperative hypothermia is a complication of surgical interventions, due to surgery being more difficult, taking longer, additional surgery required or equipment failure. This may cause a delay in anaesthetic recovery period, affecting wound healing and cause wound infection, a longer hospital stay and a possibility of cardiac event such as myocardial ischemia (Dr Ramaswamy, 2008). In case of hypothermia, the heart can develop in early stage hypertension, tachycardia, vasoconstriction and increased cardiac output: lately, decreased heart rate, hypotension and decreased cardiac output. (Atlee, 2007).
Prevention of Perioperative hypothermia requires the use of forced air warming devices or fluid warmers, to keep the patient comfortably warm.
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