Patient warming systems may affect ventilation in OR, study suggests

Forced-air systems used to keep patients warm during surgery may affect the performance of operating room ventilation systems-potentially increasing exposure to airborne contaminants, reports a study in the August issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia , official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society .

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