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Similar rates of hypothermia whether irrigation fluid is warmed or not in shoulder surgery
June 2014
Similar rates of hypothermia whether irrigation fluid is warmed or not in shoulder surgery
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Warmed irrigation fluid does not decrease perioperative hypothermia during arthroscopic shoulder surgery
Arthroscopy. 2014 Feb;30(2):159-64. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.11.017.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Seventy-two patients scheduled to undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery were randomized to undergo the procedure using irrigation fluid that was either warmed (36 degrees Celsius) or room-temperature (20 degrees Celsius). The purpose of this study was to compare these two approaches with respect to the incidence of perioperative hypothermia. Results indicated that there was no significant differen...
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