J Hosp Infect: Forced Air Warming (FAW) vs Resistance Fabric Warming (RFW) effects on infections after orthopaedic implantation.

Active warming during surgery can prevent hypothermia during perioperative surgery, but the effects of different heating techniques and postoperative infection rates may vary.
study, which looked at postoperative infection rates in patients over 65 who under undergoed semi-joint replacement surgery after a fractured collar in the forced air (FAW) and resistive fabric warmth (RFW), was published online online.
randomly assigned to FAW or RFW at a 1:1 scale.
temperature is defined as the body temperature at the end of the operation.
result is the number of participants recruited and a clear number of infections at the deep surgical site.
results, 515 participants underwent random surgery at six locations over an 18-month period.
70.1 per cent completed follow-up.
37 participants had hypothermia (7.5 percent in the FAW group and 9.7 percent in the RFW group).
temperature before and at the end of surgery.
in the main clinical results, FAW group had 4 cases of deep surgical site infection and RFW group 3 cases.
all participants with postoperative infections were given antibiotics and operated on under stratum air flow, with none of them cryogenic.
there were no serious adverse events related to heating.
, the results showed that both groups were found to be infected at the surgical site.
progress from pilot to comprehensive trial is possible, but high rate of missed visits needs to be taken into account.
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