About the product
The 3M™ Bair Hugger™ Small Lower Body Warming Blanket, 53700 is a single-use lower-body forced-air warming blanket that helps prevent hypothermia and maintain normothermia in children or small adult patients undergoing upper-body surgery, which has been shown to reduce the risk of surgical site infection (SSI)(1,2). Developed for smaller patients, it can be used in the supine, lateral or prone positions.
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1. Kurz A, Sessler DI, Lenhardt R. Perioperative normothermia to reduce the incidence of surgical-wound infection and shorten hospitalization. N Engl J Med 1996; 334: 1209–1215. 2. Melling AC, Ali B, Scott EM, Leaper DJ. Effects of preoperative warming on the incidence of wound infection after clean surgery: a randomised controlled trial.Lancet2001; 358: 876–880.Brand |
Brand
Bair Hugger™ |
Overall Length (Imperial) |
Overall Length (Imperial)
24.0200 |
Overall Width (Metric) |
Overall Width (Metric)
89.0000 |
Overall Length (Metric) |
Overall Length (Metric)
61.0000 |
Overall Width (Imperial) |
Overall Width (Imperial)
35.0400 |