Effect of 5-Minutes Prewarming on Perioperative Hypothermia During Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Perioperative hypothermia is a frequent complication of anesthesia, associated with delayed recovery, cardiovascular stress, infection, and coagulopathy. Current guidelines recommend active prewarming devices for at least 30 minutes before anesthesia induction; however, this duration is often impractical in...