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|Articles|February 1, 2011
Idea Exchange: Warm towels while performing surgery
Use a towel warmer to warm the towels you place on anesthetized patients.
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We use a towel warmer (Towel Spa), which we bought for about $80 at a chain bath accessory store, to warm the towels we place on anesthetized patients. While we are performing surgery, we keep two machines going with two towels warming in each.
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Dr. Michael McGuire
Carrollton, Texas
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