[Postoperative hypothermia: role of the nurses' aide in ensuring the patient's well-being and comfort]. / Hipotermia posquirúrgica: el auxiliar de enfermería asegurando el bienestar y el confort del paciente.

Non-induced hypothermia is caused by anesthetic techniques, surgical procedures, and the environmental temperature in operating rooms, which affect the body's physiologic thermoregulation mechanisms. Postoperative hypothermia occurs in 93% of surgical patients and is accompanied by shivering in 65% of cases. Non-induced hypothermia affects the patient's postoperative recovery, as it alters metabolic response and reduces the patient's comfort during this period. Within the protocol for controlling postoperative hypothermia, the main objective of the nurses' aide consists of detecting and recording postoperative hypothermia, as well as of correcting the deficit by means of active warming of the body's external surface. These activities not only aid the patient's recovery and reduce complications, but also lower healthcare costs and increase postoperative comfort.

Hipotermia posquirúrgica: el auxiliar de enfermería asegurando el bienestar y el confort del paciente / Postoperative hypothermia: role of the nursesfaide in ensuring the patient & apos; s well-being and comfort

La hipotermia no inducida está producida por las técnicas anestésicas, los procedimientos quirúrgicos y la temperatura ambiente de los quirófanos que alteran los mecanismos de la termorregulación fisiológica del organismo. La hipotermia posquirúrgica se presenta en un 93% de los pacientes quirúrgicos y en un 65% aparece acompañada de escalofríos. La hipotermia no inducida repercute en la recuperación del paciente posquirúrgico, ya que altera su respuesta metabólica y disminuye su grado de confort durante este período. El objetivo principal del auxiliar de enfermería, dentro del protocolo de actuación de control de la hipotermia posquirúrgica, consiste en detectar y registrar las situaciones de hipotermia postoperatoria, así como corregir el déficit mediante el calentamiento activo externo de la superficie corporal. Estas actividades no sólo repercuten en la recuperación del paciente y en la disminución de complicaciones, sino también en la disminución del gasto sanitario y el aumento del confort postoperatorio(AU)

Non-induced hypothermia is caused by anesthetic techniques, surgical procedures, and the environmental temperature in operating rooms, which affect the body's physiologic thermoregulation mechanisms. Postoperative hypothermia occurs in 93% of surgical patients and is accompanied by shivering in 65% of cases. Non-induced hypothermia affects the patient's postoperative recovery, as it alters metabolic response and reduces the patient's comfort during this period. Within the protocol for controlling postoperative hypothermia, the main objective of the nursesŒ aide consists of detecting and recording postoperative hypothermia, as well as of correcting the deficit by means of active warming of the body's external surface. These activities not only aid the patient's recovery and reduce complications, but also lower healthcare costs and increase postoperative comfort(AU)