Table 4 Respondents’ perspectives on perioperative temperature management
From: Perioperative temperature management: a survey of 6 Asia–Pacific countries
Survey question | Number | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
Perioperative temperature monitoring | ||
I don't believe perioperative temperature monitoring is necessary for the majority of cases | 82 | 7.1% |
I am limited by the availability of equipment for perioperative temperature monitoring | 396 | 34.3% |
Prewarming | ||
I do not believe prewarming is necessary for the majority of cases | 131 | 11.4% |
I am limited by the availability of equipment for prewarming | 395 | 34.2% |
There is not enough time to do prewarming | 364 | 31.5% |
Intraoperative warming | ||
I do not believe intraoperative warming is necessary for the majority of the cases | 15 | 1.3% |
I am limited by the availability of active warming equipment | 365 | 31.6% |
I think active warming is not practical as it competes with surgical access | 43 | 3.7% |
I think that forced air warmers may increase infection risk by blowing bacteria into the surgical wound | 61 | 5.3% |
Postoperative warming | ||
I don't believe postoperative warming is necessary for the majority of the cases | 27 | 2.3% |
I am limited by the availability of equipment for postoperative warming | 387 | 33.5% |
Areas that can be improved in the monitoring and prevention of perioperative hypothermia | ||
More temperature measurement devices | 577 | 50.0% |
Better temperature measurement devices | 483 | 41.9% |
More active warming devices | 729 | 63.2% |
Better active warming devices | 542 | 47.0% |
More education (materials, training) for staff | 845 | 73.2% |
Renewing outdated educational materials | 374 | 32.4% |
Implementation of an official hospital SOP | 752 | 65.2% |
Better enforcement of existing hospital SOP | 393 | 34.1% |