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Knowledge and management of perioperative hypothermia in a surgical center of a hospital in Lima, 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-09-18) Albornoz Garay, Herminia Pamela; Montoro Valdivia, Marcos Antonio
Perioperative hypothermia is defined as a decrease in body temperature to less than 36°C during surgery. The surgical process carries many risks for the patient, one of which is perioperative hypothermia. It is said that 50% of surgical patients show some degree of hypothermia, with 44% experiencing intraoperative hypothermia. The decrease in temperature occurs as a result of the loss of the patient's central heat-regulating mechanisms, caused by the surgical agents and the exposure of the patient's skin to the low temperatures of the surgical environment. This hypothermia leads to many complications in post-anesthesia recovery, as many studies indicate, including surgical wound infections, delayed wound healing, increased bleeding, and cardiovascular alterations. This research will be conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between knowledge and management of perioperative hypothermia in the Surgical Center of a hospital in Lima, 2022. The type of research will be applied and correlational. The population is 90, and the sample will consist of the entire population: 90 nursing professionals working in the Surgical Center of the hospital in Lima. For data collection, two instruments will be applied: the "Knowledge about perioperative hypothermia" questionnaire, consisting of 10 questions, and a "Checklist for managing hypothermia," consisting of 12 items.