Anaes SAQs · Measurement & monitoring physics
Temperature measurement and perioperative thermoregulation
Final SAQ — the thermistor (the negative-temperature-coefficient semiconductor) and the thermocouple (the Seebeck effect of two dissimilar metals); the core sites (the nasopharyngeal, the oesophageal, the tympanic); and the harm of the perioperative hypothermia.
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Describe the methods of measuring the temperature in the operating theatre, the sites used, and the importance of the core temperature monitoring.
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Describe the methods of measuring the temperature in the operating theatre, the sites used, and the importance of the core temperature monitoring.
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- [5]Jogie J, et al. Perioperative temperature monitoring in anesthesia: a review of current evidence. Cureus, 2026.PMID 42147589
- [42147590]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.