Comments on: Turn Your Heat Up To 77º F http://obviousdiversion.com/general/turn-your-heat-up/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Clay http://obviousdiversion.com/general/turn-your-heat-up/#comment-623 Clay Thu, 16 Dec 2004 01:24:42 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/?p=191#comment-623 This was always an issue when I worked as a surgical technician. On one hand, literature argues that keeping the room cold helps prevent bacterial growth and the spread of infection. On the other hand, patients' recovery times post-operatively were vastly improved by an increase in the room temperature. Add to that the fact that the surg. techs and surgeons are in gowns and latex gloves, standing under hot lights, and the temperature almost always went down. In fact, I rarely remember it being above 61 or 62 degrees. I think that I discovered that I remained comfortable at 61 degrees, but got cold at 60. The circulating nurses in the room would wrap warmed blankets around themselves to stay warm while they monitored the paperwork and anesthesia. This was always an issue when I worked as a surgical technician. On one hand, literature argues that keeping the room cold helps prevent bacterial growth and the spread of infection. On the other hand, patients’ recovery times post-operatively were vastly improved by an increase in the room temperature.

Add to that the fact that the surg. techs and surgeons are in gowns and latex gloves, standing under hot lights, and the temperature almost always went down. In fact, I rarely remember it being above 61 or 62 degrees. I think that I discovered that I remained comfortable at 61 degrees, but got cold at 60.

The circulating nurses in the room would wrap warmed blankets around themselves to stay warm while they monitored the paperwork and anesthesia.

]]> By: Alex http://obviousdiversion.com/general/turn-your-heat-up/#comment-621 Alex Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:39:23 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/?p=191#comment-621 Very interesting! Being the cheap bastard that I am, I'm still not going to raise my thermostat. I don't care how many mistakes I make :). Very interesting! Being the cheap bastard that I am, I’m still not going to raise my thermostat. I don’t care how many mistakes I make :).

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