Impact of Active Heating on Maternal and Neonatal Well-being

Resistive heaters can be set to 38-40°C and are used together with the control unit to which they are connected. In the study, an underbody heater (MEDWARM W 300 IM 190MS branded) system measuring 1900x500x40mm was used. In this study, the underbody heater was set to 38°C for patients. Before use, a surgical drape was placed over it to prevent direct patient contact.

IV fluids should be warmed to protect patients from unwanted hypothermia during surgery. One liter of saline solution given at room temperature decreases body temperature by 0.25˚C in adults. Therefore, the fluids given to the patient should be heated to 33 40˚C. In the guideline published by the Turkish Anesthesia Society, it is stated that if more than 1000 2000 mL of fluid is to be given to patients, it should be heated at 37°C (TARD, 2013). In this study, both IV fluids were heated between 37 and 39°C and given to the patient and heated with carbon fiber underbody heaters.

no active heating treatment was applied in this group