5. Conclusions
hypothermia
In conclusion, our single center RCT does not suggest the usefulness of a period of at least 10 min of active preoperative warming with warm air blankets before the transfer to the operating room. In the presence of strict pre-anesthesia room temperature control, short distances to the operating room, a culture of intraoperative temperature monitoring and warming with a strict protocol for perioperative normothermia, prewarming is unlikely to reduce the incidence, duration and magnitude of perioperative hypothermia.