Name
Mitigating Intraoperative Hypothermia Through Prewarming - A Quality Improvement Project
Content Presented on Behalf of
DHA
Services/Agencies represented
Defense Health Agency (DHA), US Navy
Session Type
Posters
Room#/Location
Prince Georges Exhibit Hall
Focus Areas/Topics
Clinical Care
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand how general anesthesia impacts internal temperature regulation and leads to intraoperative hypothermia (IH), and identify negative outcomes associated with IH.
2. Describe the mechanics of how prewarming mitigates the effects of general anesthesia on core body temperature.
3. Learn how using an evidence-based implementation framework can lead to conducting a successful and sustainable quality/process improvement project.
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