Clinician

Studies show that 50-90% of patients undergoing anesthesia will become hypothermic at some point during their surgery due to a phenomenon called “redistribution temperature drop.” Patients who become hypothermic at any point during their surgery are at greater risk for negative outcomes such as surgical site infections, adverse cardiac events and excessive blood loss. 

Guidelines¹^,² from various associations around the world recommend actively warming and taking temperatures of patients who are undergoing surgeries lasting longer than 30 minutes. These same guidelines also recommend pre-warming patients to reduce the effects of redistribution temperature drop. 

The 3M™ Bair Hugger™ Normothermia System offers a wide range of patient warming solutions to help reduce patient hypothermia. Our 3M™ Bair Hugger™ Warming Gowns and Blankets will actively warm your patients before, during and after surgery. 

The 3M™ Ranger™ Blood and Fluid Warmer System will help maintain your patients’ normothermia while they are being actively warmed. 

And our non-invasive 3M™ Bair Hugger™ Temperature Monitoring System will help you monitor your patient’s temperature throughout their surgical journey.

1. Meeks DW, Lally KP, Carrick MM, et al. Compliance with guidelines to prevent surgical site infections: as simple as 1-2-3? Am J Surg 2011;201(1):76–83.
2. Umscheid CA, Mitchell MD, Doshi JA, Agarwal R, Williams K, Brennan PJ. Estimating the proportion of healthcare-asso- ciated infections that are reasonably preventable and the related mortality and costs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011;32(2): 101–114.