An Old Cold Killer...Overview of Perioperative Hypothermia

Abstract

The frequency of hypothermia occurring during surgery (perioperative hypothermia) is said to be as high as 44.3% of all major intra-op procedures (range of 4-73%) [1,2] .It is defined as a fall of body temperature to 36 C or less [3].This is to report our experience about an episode of hypothermia in a patient who underwent extended abdominoplasty following bariatric surgery. This report is presented, along with a comprehensive review of perioperative hypothermia and available methods of preventing its occurrence