Wilbur Jenkins,a 92-year-old man,is scheduled for emergency surgery for a strangulated scrotal hernia.He is thin and frail with a preoperative body temperature of 97.2° F.His skin is pink and he is not shivering even though he states that he is cold.The perioperative nurse and the anesthesia provider have planned for Wilbur's hypothermia before he was transferred to the OR.What therapeutic measures will they implement to raise and maintain his core body temperature?

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Use active warming intraoperatively by applying a forced air-warming system.Devices such as warmed blankets or forced air-warming blankets are highly recommended,particularly when a lengthy surgical procedure is expected.Increasing the ambient OR temperature will help stabilize the effects of heat loss.Warm blankets,room temperature,and warm fluids will maintain normothermia once established.

Wilbur Jenkins,a 92-Year-Old Man,is Scheduled for Emergency Surgery for a Strangulated