TY - JOUR T1 - Warming patients before clean surgery reduced the incidence of postoperative wound infection JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 48 LP - 48 DO - 10.1136/ebn.5.2.48 VL - 5 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2002/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/5/2/48.abstract N2 - Melling AC, Ali B, Scott EM, et al. Effects of preoperative warming on the incidence of wound infection after clean surgery: a randomised controlled trial.Lancet2001 Sep 15;358:876–80OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science QUESTION: In patients having minor elective surgery, does preoperative warming reduce the incidence of wound infection after surgery? Randomised {allocation concealed}*, blinded (outcome assessor), controlled trial with 6 weeks of follow up.A district general hospital in the UK.421 patients who were having elective hernia repair, varicose vein surgery, or breast surgery that would result in a scar >3 cm in length. Exclusion criteria were <18 years of age, pregnancy, use of long term oral steroids, radiotherapy (to the incision site) or chemotherapy in the previous 4 weeks, or infection at the time of surgery. Follow up was 99% (mean age 50 y, 58% women).Patients were allocated to … ER -