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Chinese Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing ›› 2025, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (9): 1082-1088.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.2096-7446.2025.09.009

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Factors influencing hypothermia in trauma patients and management strategies:a scoping review

JIN Dingping(), WANG Sa, WANG Yuwei, FENG Xiuqin, XU Shurong, YAN Danping   

  • Received:2025-02-04 Online:2025-09-10 Published:2025-09-02

Abstract:

Objective To conduct a scoping review of the factors influencing hypothermia in trauma patients,monitoring tools,monitoring frequency,and temperature management strategies,aiming to provide references for optimizing temperature management in trauma patients. Methods Following the 2020 scoping review framework of the Joanna Briggs Institute(JBI),systematic searches were conducted in PubMed,Web of Science,Embase,Cochrane Library,CINAHL,CNKI,Wanfang and VIP,covering the period from January 1,2016,to December 27,2024. After literature screening,the factors influencing hypothermia,temperature monitoring tools,monitoring frequency,and temperature management strategies in trauma patients were summarized. Results A total of 16 articles were included for analysis. Common influencing factors included the severity of trauma,wet clothing,ambient temperature,and patient positioning. Ear temperature measurement was the most frequently mentioned monitoring method,with measurement frequency varying from continuous monitoring to every 2 hours. Rewarming methods were categorized into external and internal rewarming. Conclusion Various temperature monitoring tools,monitoring frequencies,and management strategies exist for trauma patients. Future research should focus on determining the optimal monitoring tools,frequencies,and management strategies for different trauma mechanisms in multi-center,large-sample studies.

Key words: Trauma, Hypothermia, Temperature Management, Nursing, Emergency