The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Intraoperative local insufflation of warmed humidified CO2 increases open wound and core temperatures: a randomised clinical trial. World J Surg 2012; 36: 2567–2575.

Published: 16th April 2013

Authors: Frey JMK, Janson M, Svanfeldt M, Svenarud PK, van der Linden JA

Conclusion

In this study of eighty procedures, insufflation of warm carbon dioxide increased both core, and wound edge temperatures.

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