Methods of Warming Hypothermic Patients
| Type of warming | Method |
|---|---|
| Passive external | Warm environment |
| Blankets | |
| Shivering | |
| Active external | Immersion in warm water |
| Electric blankets | |
| Environmental heaters | |
| Convective air blankets | |
| Active core | Warm gastric lavage |
| Warm pleural lavage | |
| Colonic lavage | |
| Peritoneal lavage | |
| Mediastinal lavage | |
| Inhalational gases | |
| Intravenous fluids | |
| Regional radiowaves | |
| Hemodialysis | |
| Extracorporeal circulation | |
| Extracorporeal methods | Hemodialysis |
| Centrifugal vortex pumps: venovenous circulation, arteriovenous circulation | |
| Standard cardiopulmonary bypass | |
| Continuous arteriovenous rewarming | |