Preventing inadvertent hypothermia—a success story

Maintaining Perioperative Normothermia During Laparoscopic and Open Urologic Surgery

“…[12][13][14][15] A number of studies, for example, have suggested the use of reflective technology as a prevention strategy. [16][17][18][19] Ensminger and associates 18 suggested that reflective technology had properties to preserve body temperature by reflecting the patient's radiant heat loss and also preventing convective heat loss to the cold OR.…”