Category
Perioperative Care
Typical Use
Warm intravenous fluids to prevent hypothermia.
Description
A device that warms intravenous fluids and blood products before infusion to maintain patient core temperature during surgery, trauma resuscitation, or massive transfusion, reducing the risk of hypothermia related coagulopathy and adverse outcomes. Fluid warmers use inline heating elements or warming cabinets and require monitoring of output temperature and compatibility with blood products to avoid hemolysis. Use of warmed fluids is part of multimodal perioperative temperature management that includes forced air warming and ambient temperature control. Proper device maintenance, temperature monitoring, and adherence to transfusion guidelines ensure safe warming of fluids and blood components.