Clinical Evaluation of Fluido Compact® | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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1. Introduction

Unintended peri-operative hypothermia, defined as a core body temperature under 36˚C, is very common in surgical patients and is associated with adverse outcomes. Anesthetized patients are at risk of hypothermia due to absent behavioral responses, inhibition of thermoregulatory control and increased heat loss to the cold environment of the operating room [1] . Complications related to peri-operative hypothermia are well documented and include thermal discomfort, morbid cardiac events, increased intraoperative blood loss and transfusion requirements, greater postoperative wound infection rates, prolonged postoperative recovery and hospital stay [2] [3] .

The maintenance of peri-operative normothermia is a responsibility of the anesthesiologist. Core temperature should be measured continuously by using the same method, if possible, during surgery and in the po...