Hypothermia and hyperthermia in the ambulatory surgical patient

Michael Hernandez; Thomas W Cutter; Jeffrey L Apfelbaum

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2013.04.015

Hypothermia and hyperthermia in the ambulatory surgical patient

Clin Plast Surg. 2013 Jul;40(3):429-38. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2013.04.015.

Authors

Michael Hernandez¹, Thomas W Cutter, Jeffrey L Apfelbaum

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

PMID: 23830751
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2013.04.015

Abstract

Homeotherms, including humans, are able to maintain a relatively constant temperature despite variations in their thermal environment. We normally maintain a narrow thermoregulatory threshold range of approximately 0.2°C, and little change in core temperature is required to trigger compensatory mechanisms to either cool or warm our core temperature back to normothermia. This article focuses on the mechanisms and consequences of hypothermia and hyperthermia in the surgical patient and reviews techniques to prevent and treat these conditions.

Keywords: Ambulatory surgical patient; Hyperthermia; Hypothermia; Malignant hyperthermia treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Surgical Procedures*
Anesthesia / methods*
Body Temperature Regulation / physiology*
Fever* / etiology
Fever* / physiopathology
Fever* / prevention & control
Humans
Hypothermia* / etiology
Hypothermia* / physiopathology
Hypothermia* / prevention & control