Baxter products featured at AORN 2023 included the commercial launch of a new conductive Baxter Patient Warming System designed to help achieve and maintain patient normothermia (body temperature within standard limits). The system eliminates the need for disposables, as the warming technology is built into the table pad, which can reach temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius. In addition, reusable conductive warming blankets can reach temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius and provide an increased surface warming area to help quickly warm from above and below. The system is also air-free, which may reduce risks associated with forced air systems1 – such as contamination of the surgical site – and operates quietly. This warming solution can also be combined with WaffleGrip, a positioning accessory that helps keep the patient warm and secure in the steep Trendelenburg position, in which a patient is tilted head-down at up to a 45-degree angle. The Baxter Patient Warming System is compatible with its TS7000, TS7000dV and PST 500 surgical tables.
1. Mehta V. Comparison of forced air and conductive heating systems during outpatient orthopedic surgeries. Journal of Anesthesia and Surgery. 2018. https://doi.org/10.15436/2377-1364.18.1771.
