Maximizing Patient Thermoregulation in US Army Forward Surgical Teams

摘要

Creating universal minimal thermoregulation standards for all Forward Surgical Teams (FST) may decrease morbidity and mortality of combat damage control patients. These standards will also decrease blood and IV fluid requirements for each individual patient, decreasing the logistical challenges for the FSTs. The importance of maintaining body core temperature in these combat damage control surgery patients cannot be overemphasized.