Trauma patients frequently experience hypothermia as a result of prolonged exposures, surgery and anesthesia-induced changes in thermal homeostasis, and the infusion of cold fluids. Transfusion of low-temperature-stored red blood cells and blood products exacerbates the situation by causing a further drop in core body temperatures. It is critical to warm the blood and blood products before transfusion to avoid hypothermia and the associated negative physiological consequences. The resulting hypothermia is harmful because it affects the majority of organ systems and causes numerous negative effects.
Blood warmer is a device that heats blood or fluids before they are transfused into a patient. When there are concerns about transfusing a large volume of cold fluids, it can be used. This may be necessary in cases where patients have suffered severe trauma and require large transfusions, or when they are medically fragile. However, once a patient’s body has begun to cool, a blood warmer will not provide significant benefits; it is designed to prevent heat loss rather than reverse it. Whereas there is no need for special consumables when using a heating structure with infusion warmers. Multiple protection functions, such as overheat warning protection, low-temperature warning, and remote failure warning, ensure safe operation. Here are some details about how these devices work.
- Some blood warmers use surface heat, which is achieved by inserting tubing into the device. The fluid is heated as it passes through the chamber, ensuring that the blood is at the desired temperature when it exits.
- Others use fluid that circulates within an outer tube, and the blood or fluid is transferred from the original vessel to the patient via a tube within it.
- Some have got more creative and use the air from blanket warmers. The blood travels through a tubing set that is inserted into the blanket warmer hose in a circular pattern and then exits to be used on the patient in this method.
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