Forced air warmers in ortho surgery

[Jennifer McCarthy]

Hi all – I was wondering if anyone had come across any resistance to
using the forced air warmers in the OR during joint replacement surgery.
One of our orthopaedic surgeons doesn’t want to use our warmer as he
said it is a “well known fact” that they increase the risk of infection.
I would appreciate any information/comments
Thanks
Jenny McCarthy
Maryvale Private Hospital
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[Anonymous]

I don’t know of any evidence to support your surgeon one way or the
other but there is a new product on the market that uses single use,
air activated heat packs placed in a blanket for the chest and legs that
last 10 hours that may be suitable for this surgeon. They are quite cost
effective.

Lyn Golden

Infection Prevention and Control Manager

Echuca Regional Health

17 Francis Street

Echuca 3564

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Behalf Of Jenny McCarthy

Hi all – I was wondering if anyone had come across any resistance to
using the forced air warmers in the OR during joint replacement surgery.
One of our orthopaedic surgeons doesn’t want to use our warmer as he
said it is a “well known fact” that they increase the risk of infection.
I would appreciate any information/comments

Thanks
Jenny McCarthy
Maryvale Private Hospital

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[John Fennell]

FORCED-AIR WARMING AND SURGICAL
SITE INFECTIONS
Our Review Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support
Changes in Current Practice
Hi all,

You may find the information below of some interest

Regards,
John

CONCLUSIONS
Based on our focused systematic review
of the published literature, we believe that
there is insufficient evidence to establish
that the use of FAW systems leads to an
increase in SSIs compared to other warming
methods. Although one study (McGovern
et al.) presents data that suggests higher
PJI rates with use of FAW compared to an
alternative warming method, this study has
serious limitations such that its fi ndings on
PJI rates cannot be considered conclusive.
Studies that look at FAW’s contribution
to OR air contamination and/or airfl ow
disruption raise questions about the technology
and its potential impact, but they do
not provide suffi cient evidence to demonstrate
that the use of FAW poses a greater
risk of SSIs or PJIs than the use of other
warming methods.
Consequently, ECRI Institute does not
believe that the currently available evidence
justifi es discontinuing the use of FAW during
surgery. We will continue to monitor
this topic through the published literature
and will update our recommendation as
warranted.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sat&rctj&q&esrcs&sourceweb&cd1&ved0CDEQFjAA&urlhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecri.org%2FDocuments%2FReprints%2FForced-Air_Warming_and_Surgical_Site_Infections(Health_Devices).pdf&eide5xU_nOI5TN7AaArYHQAQ&usgAFQjCNHtqO8OqJT-QxLnVXvATQcFhj53aw&sig2_LFrvsc2mScxCfJzY-0aZw&bvmbv.66330100,d.ZGU&cadrja

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I don’t know of any evidence to support your surgeon one way or the other but there is a new product on the market that uses single use, air activated heat packs placed in a blanket for the chest and legs that last 10 hours that may be suitable for this surgeon. They are quite cost effective.

Lyn Golden
Infection Prevention and Control Manager

Echuca Regional Health
17 Francis Street
Echuca 3564
P 03 54855340

Helping Everyone To Be And Stay Healthy

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Hi all – I was wondering if anyone had come across any resistance to using the forced air warmers in the OR during joint replacement surgery. One of our orthopaedic surgeons doesn’t want to use our warmer as he said it is a “well known fact” that they increase the risk of infection. I would appreciate any information/comments

Thanks
Jenny McCarthy
Maryvale Private Hospital

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[John Fennell]

Hi Jenny,

Here is another study on hand warmers which suggests that paper towels are more hygienic …
http://m.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paper-towels-or-hot-air-dryers—which-is-better–why-215240081.html

Regards,

John

John Fennell
Chief Executive Officer
International Copper Association Australia
Suite 1, Level 7, Westfield Towers 100 William Street,
Sydney NSW 2011, Australia

Phone +61 2 9380 2000
Fax +61 2 9380 2666
E-mail john.fennell@copperalliance.asia

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Hi all – I was wondering if anyone had come across any resistance to using the forced air warmers in the OR during joint replacement surgery. One of our orthopaedic surgeons doesn’t want to use our warmer as he said it is a “well known fact” that they increase the risk of infection. I would appreciate any information/comments

Thanks
Jenny McCarthy
Maryvale Private Hospital

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