Surgery and magnetic resonance imaging increase the risk of hypothermia in infants.

Joel M Don PaulElizabeth J PerkinsPrue M Pereira-FantiniAsha SukaOlivia FarrellJulia Kate Gunn-CharltonAnushi E RajapaksaDavid Gerald Tingay

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2018)

Unintentional hypothermia is a common occurrence during surgery in the OT and MRI in neonates, indicating that evidence-based warming strategies to prevent hypothermia should be developed.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
magnetic resonance imaging
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
brain injury
contrast enhanced
surgical site infection
risk assessment
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
percutaneous coronary intervention
low birth weight