Investigation of the Effect of Heating Blanket Use on Bleeding and Long of Intensive Care Unit Stay after Major Open Urology Surgeries


Onay M., Karakoç E., Çobaner N., Kurada G., Yelken B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE-TURK YOGUN BAKIM DERGISI, cilt.0, sa.0, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

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Objective: Intraoperative hypothermia causes increased bleeding, increased transfusion risks, long of intensive care unit stay and subsequently higher medical costs. This study aimed to determine the effects of hypothermia on perioperative bleeding and intensive care unit stay duration in patients undergoing major oncological urology surgery.