Incidence and Risk Factors for Postoperative Hypothermia After Orthopaedic Surgery

INTRODUCTION:Postoperative hypothermia is a common complication of orthopaedic surgery associated with increased morbidity. We identified the incidence and risk factors for postoperative hypothermia across orthopaedic surgical procedures. METHODS:A total of 3,822 procedures were reviewed. Hypothermi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018-12, Vol.26 (24), p.e497-e503
Hauptverfasser: Kleimeyer, John P., Harris, Alex H. S., Sanford, Joseph, Maloney, William J., Kadry, Bassam, Bishop, Julius A.
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Zusammenfassung:INTRODUCTION:Postoperative hypothermia is a common complication of orthopaedic surgery associated with increased morbidity. We identified the incidence and risk factors for postoperative hypothermia across orthopaedic surgical procedures. METHODS:A total of 3,822 procedures were reviewed. Hypothermia was defined as temperature
ISSN:1067-151X
1940-5480
DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00742