The fluid warming devices are the medical devices used in healthcare facilities, which are designed for warming fluids, colloid, crystalloids or blood products to prevent hypothermia in patients. Hypothermia may cause complications in surgeries such as coma or cardiac arrest and prolonged healing time. It usually works by warming the fluids to a temperature that is considered safe for infusion.
Hypothermia is a medical condition that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat due to prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. The average body temperature is about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit and in hypothermia the temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Fluid warmer devices are used to prevent hypothermia especially in physically traumatized or surgical patients.
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