Prewarming neurosurgical patients to minimize hypotension on induction of anesthesia: a randomized trial

摘要

Prewarming prior to surgery is effective in preventing perioperative hypothermia. There is a paucity of evidence, however, regarding the hemodynamic effects of prewarming. We hypothesized that the nadir mean arterial pressure during anesthesia induction would be higher after prewarming than after no prewarming.