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Anesth Analg 2005;101:1561
© 2005 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000180245.28215.99

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Sterilization Pouches for Perioperative Thermal Insulation

Koh Mizutani, MD, and Yoshiro Toyoda, MD

Department of Anesthesia; Fuchu Hospital; Izumi, Japan; k_mizutani{at}fuchu-hospital.co.jp (Mizutani) Department of Anesthesia; Osaka Kohseinenkin Hospital; Osaka, Japan (Toyoda)

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Any single layer of passive insulators reduces cutaneous heat loss (1). Surgical drapes are commonly used for thermal insulation (2). We wrap the head and untreated body areas in open sterilization pouches in place of surgical drapes (Fig. 1). This novel method sufficiently maintains core and peripheral temperature over the long term. Among their many advantages, sterilization pouches are readily available in an operating room, easy to use, transparent and visible, thin and light, inexpensive, and easy to discard after use.



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  		Figure 1. Thermal insulation using open sterilization pouches.

 

References

  1. Sessler DI, McGuire J, Sessler AM. Perioperative thermal insulation. Anesthesiology 1991;74:875–9.[Web of Science][Medline]
  2. Maglinger PE, Sessler DI, Lenhardt R. Cutaneous heat loss with three surgical drapes, one impervious to moisture. Anesth Analg 2005;100:738–42.[Abstract/Free Full Text]




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