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This risk is exacerbated during pediatric spinal surgery by lower preoperative temperature, increased surface exposure to cold during induction and positioning, and prolonged surgical procedure times. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to reduce the duration of hypothermia for pediatric patients undergoing spine surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Demographic and clinical data were collected on 162 patients who underwent spinal deformity surgery between October 1, 2017, and July 31, 2019. Data points included patient age, gender, diagnosis, surgical procedure, and temperature readings throughout different phases of perioperative care. Temperatures were obtained upon arrival to the day of surgery, upon presentation to the operating room, during prone positioning, at incision, and at the end of the procedure. Twelve patients were analyzed prior to implementation of a protocol, while 150 patients composed the post-protocol group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using descriptive statistics, the authors found that the average body temperature at the time of incision was 34.0\u00b0C prior to the adoption of a preoperative warming protocol, and 35.3\u00b0C following a preoperative warming protocol (p = 0.001). There were no complications, such as burns, hyperthermia, or arrhythmias, related to preoperative warming of patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The placement of a warming blanket on the bed prior to patient arrival and actively targeting normothermia reduced the incidence and duration of hypothermia in pediatric patients undergoing spine surgery with no adverse events.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2020.8.peds20297","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,29]],"date-time":"2021-01-29T02:10:21Z","timestamp":1611886221000},"page":"489-492","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["A standardized protocol to reduce preoperative hypothermia in pediatric spinal fusion surgery: a quality improvement initiative"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Katrina","family":"Ducis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R. 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