The Risk Assessment Tools for Intraoperative Hypothermia in Adults: A Scope Review

Key Points

• To evaluate the effectiveness of various risk assessment tools for intraoperative hypothermia based on patient and surgical factors.
• Conducted a scope review of existing intraoperative hypothermia risk assessment tools.
• Analyzed the components related to patient and surgical factors.
• Highlighted the need for multi-center clinical studies for validation.
• Identified several risk assessment tools for inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia.
• Noted gaps in reliability and validity of these tools.
• Emphasized the necessity for future large-scale clinical evaluations.