Guidelines of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy regarding prevention of inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia

Bartosz Horosz, Artur Adamiec, Małgorzata Malec-Milewska, Hanna Misiołek, Bartosz Horosz, Artur Adamiec, Małgorzata Malec-Milewska, Hanna Misiołek

Abstract

Core body temperature is strictly regulated (± 0.2 °C) and coordinated at the level of central nervous system located in the hypothalamus via several protective effector mechanisms that prevent overcooling and overheating. The central regulation permits both circadian and monthly variations of even 1°C; under normal conditions, however, the activation of effective protective mechanisms prevents even the slightest overcooling and core temperature elevation at any moment of the day.

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