Warmed intravenous infusion for controlling intraoperative hypothermia

Objective: to verify the effectiveness of warmed intravenous infusion for hypothermia prevention in patients during the intraoperative period. Method: experimental, comparative, field, prospective and quantitative study undertaken at a federal public hospital. The sample was composed of 60 adults, included based on the criteria of axillary temperature between 36 degrees C and 37.1 degrees C and surgical abdominal access, divided into control and experimental groups, using the systematic probability sampling technique. Results: 22 patients (73.4%) from both groups left the operating room with hypothermia, that is, with temperatures below 36 degrees C (p=1.0000). The operating room temperature when patients arrived and patients' temperature when they arrived at the operating room were statistically significant to affect the occurrence of hypothermia. Conclusion: the planning and implementation of nursing interventions carried out by baccalaureate nurses are essential for preventing hypothermia and maintaining perioperative normothermia.