Each year, approximately 34 million Americans undergo surgery. Millions undoubtedly associate being cold as part of their surgical experience. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says that’s not okay, but for important reasons beyond patient comfort. ...More
Patient warming methods seem to come and go, but in the process of trying to prove their worth, they inevitably compare themselves to forced-air warming—a technology found in more than 80 percent of U.S. hospitals and long considered to be the industry’s gold standard. ...More
3M announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arizant Inc. for a purchase price of $810 million in cash. Based in Eden Prairie, Minn., Arizant is a leading manufacturer of patient warming solutions designed to prevent hypothermia in surgical ...More