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your source for current information about maintaining normothermia for all your
surgical patients.

UNINTENDED HYPOTHERMIA

Every year, millions of U.S. surgical patients suffer from inadvertent hypothermia, which is defined as a core temperature less than 36.0ºC (96.8ºF).1 Even mild hypothermia can lead to adverse patient outcomes and significant additional healthcare costs.2

YOU CAN IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES

A number of national healthcare improvement programs have identified maintaining normothermia as an important factor in reducing the rate of surgical site infections and other complications, such as longer hospital stays1 and greater mortality.3 The good news is, maintaining normothermia can be simple and cost-effective.

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Almost every surgical patient is susceptible to unintended hypothermia. Read More.

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  • October 2009 Reporting for CMS Inpatient Normothermia Measure Begins October 1, 2009

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