3M Bair Hugger Pediatric Underbody Warming Blanket
A single-use underbody forced-air warming blanket designed to help prevent hypothermia in pediatric patients during surgical procedures.
The 3M Bair Hugger Pediatric Underbody Warming Blanket is a single-use forced-air warming device used in the operating room to help prevent hypothermia and maintain normal body temperature in pediatric patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures. It works by circulating warm air through the blanket, which sits beneath the patient during the procedure, providing consistent, controlled warming that is difficult to achieve with passive blankets alone.
Maintaining normothermia during surgery has been associated with a reduced rate of complications, including surgical site infection, making active patient warming a standard part of perioperative care in many hospitals. Being single-use, this blanket is discarded after each patient rather than reprocessed, which supports infection control in the operating room.
It is intended to be used with a compatible Bair Hugger forced-air warming unit rather than as a standalone product, and is sized and shaped specifically for pediatric patients.
