Table 1

Temperature measurement and active forced air warming

Admissions wardTheatre receptionAnaesthetic roomOperating roomRecovery unitSurgical ward
Patients with temperature recorded115/124
(93%)
0/124
(0%)
9/124
(7%)
64/124
(51%)
114/124
(91%)
98/124
(79%)
Patients recorded as hypothermic2/115
(2%)
3/9
(33%)
25/64
(39%)
36/114
(32%)
2/98
(2%)
Patients given forced air warming00078/124
(63%)
19/124
(15%)
0
Hypothermic patients given forced air warming0/024/25
(96%)
17/36
(47%)
/