TY - JOUR T1 - Systemic warming before, during, and after major abdominal surgery reduced postoperative complications more than warming during surgery only JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 114 LP - 114 DO - 10.1136/ebn.10.4.114 VL - 10 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/10/4/114.abstract N2 - Wong PF, Kumar S, Bohra A, et al. Randomized clinical trial of perioperative systemic warming in major elective abdominal surgery. Br J Surg 2007;94:421–6.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Q Does systemic warming before, during, and after major abdominal surgery reduce postoperative morbidity more than warming during surgery only?Design:randomised controlled trial.Allocation:{concealed}.* Blinding:blinded (healthcare providers and {data collectors}*).Follow-up period:6–8 weeks after surgery.Setting:a hospital in the UK.Patients:103 adults >18 years of age (age range 20–88 y, 51% men) who were having major open abdominal surgery, mostly for colorectal cancer (69%). Exclusion criteria were laparoscopic procedures; use of corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs 4 weeks before surgery; recent fever or infection; serious malnutrition; and bowel obstruction.Intervention:all patients were placed on an Inditherm® warming mattress (Inditherm, … ER -