It's Getting Hot in Herre
The highest level setting of the HPP is:
40 C
The HPP has a layer of (blank) warming technology between two layers of Pink Pad.
Carbon
As hypothermia worsens, vasoconstriction occurs, redirecting blood to the core to preserve vital organ function. While this mechanism protects core temperature, it reduces peripheral tissue perfusion, contributing to
Pressure Injuries
The HPP provides (blank) warming to the patient's core.
Active
The minimum temperature for a patient to be considered "normothermic" is:
36 C
The chest pad provides (blank) to the patient.
Passive Insulation
Hypothermia reduces the activity of platelets, leading to longer bleeding times and impaired coagulation resulting in patients requiring
Blood Transfusions
The HPP aligns with the AORN Guidelines by warming the patient during the (blank) phase of care.
Intraoperative
Name a location on the body that anesthesia may take a core temperature:
Nasopharyngeal
Pulmonary Artery
The HPP should be disposed of in the (blank) trash.
Regular
Hypothermia suppresses neutrophil activity and cytokine production, impairing the body’s ability to fight off pathogens at the surgical site, which may result in
Surgical Site Infections or SSIs
The AORN Guidelines for Patient Temperature Management recommend multiple interventions to prevent Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia, known as (blank).
Protocols, Bundles, Plans
1.5
Radiolucent
This metric that hospital leadership monitors closely relates to when clinical complications require additional monitoring, interventions, and follow-up care, further increasing costs and extending hospital stays.
Length of Stay
The decrease in core body temperature below 36°C (96.8°F) that occurs during the perioperative period due to anesthesia-induced impairment of thermoregulatory responses, exposure to the cold OR environments, and other surgical factors is known as (blank)
Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia (IPH)
What its it called when general anesthesia causes patients to lose their core body temperature heat to the periphery because blood vessels expand?
vasodilation
The controller should be cleaned with (blank) based wipes.
Alcohol
Hypothermia affects the electrical conductivity of the heart, increasing the risk of
Arrhythmias, Bradycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation
What does IPX mean?
water- resistant