Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
New
The panel suggests the use of warming devices in the OR (operation room) and during the surgical procedure for patient body warming with the purpose of reducing SSI (surgical site infection)
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Moderate