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Hypothermia Is a Common Side Effect of Surgery and the Perianesthesia

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Hypothermia is a common side effect of surgery and the perianesthesia setting.Which of the following interventions is most effective in normalizing and maintaining body temperature? Select all that apply.


A) Prewarming patients in normothermia
B) Warming patients in hypothermia
C) Setting ambient OR and PACU temperatures at 65° to 75° F and placing patient within forced air-warming blankets
D) Using warmed skin prep solution during surgery
E) Using continuous fluid-circulating blankets or warm-water mattresses
F) Reapplying warmed cotton blankets every 10 minutes

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