Table 2.

Core temperatures and time from last Operating room (OR) temperature to Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Perioperative Phase (°C)	Bair Hugger (n = 60) Mean ± Standard Deviation	Hot Dog (n = 60) Mean ± Standard Deviation
Operating room (OR) Temperature	19.3 ± 1.0	19.5 ± 1.1
Preoperative temperature	36.5 ± 0.3	36.6 ± 0.4
Initial core temperature	36.0 ± 0.4	36.1 ± 0.5
Lowest core temperature	35.6 ± 0.5	35.7 ± 0.5
Final core temperature in OR	35.6 ± 0.5	35.8 ± 0.5
PACU temperature	36.3 ± 0.3	36.3 ± 0.3
Time from last OR to PACU Temp (minutes)	15.0 ± 6.8	16.4 ± 7.2