Study on establishing management programs for hypothermia in trauma patients in emergency department / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To establish management programs for hypothermia in trauma patients in emergency department,so as to guide clinical nursing practice and provide references for scientific management of post-traumatic hypothermia.Methods The first draft of management prograns was established by retrieval of trauma-related guidelines and original studies at home and abroad.Two rounds of expert consultation were conducted via Delphi method to finalize the management programs.Results The management programs consisted of 4 first-level items (hypothermia related assessment,prevention and graded intervention,evaluation,coordination with the team),15 second-level items and 36 third-level items.The expert authority scores of two rounds were 0.85 and 0.86.The expert coordination coefficients at all levels ranged between 0.257 and 0.347.Conclusion There were high levels of enthusiasm,authority and team coordination in experts.The management programs can be used as a basis for comprehensive evaluation and scientific management for hypothermia in trauma patients.