por The «euthermy” is the maintenance of a person’s body temperature and is a term used mainly in medicine. There is talk of «euthermy» in the moments before or during a surgical intervention and it is extremely important for its success. Its use is not in popular speech; it can be found in academic texts or medical essays.
«Euthermy» is also known as «normothermia» and is the maintenance of a patient’s temperature. Etymologically speaking, «normothermia» comes, in its second part, from «thermia», which in Greek means «hot quality».
The normal temperature of a human body, in a general context, is between 36.3 and 37.1 degrees Celcius. In any case, these numbers can vary during the day, going down at dawn and going up to half a degree at night.
From 36 to 33 degrees, mild hypothermia is considered; between 32 and 28, moderate hypothermia and less than 28 degrees severe hypothermia. Meanwhile, between 37.8 to 38.5, the fever is moderate; greater than 39 degrees, the fever is high; from 40 to 42 degrees, it is very high; from 42 degrees there is a circulatory collapse and from 42.6 degrees the denaturation of proteins and enzymes begins.
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keeping the temperature
In a surgical context, maintaining regular body temperature is essential for the well-being of the patient. When the core temperature exceeds normal values, patients are at greater risk of complications during surgery, including surgical infections and putting their lives at risk.
The temperature may drop, causing hypothermia, increased cases of wound infections, longer recovery times, or increased risk of mortality. In fact, the chance of incidence of hypothermia during an operation ranges from 26% to 90%.
This drop in body temperature can occur because general or local anesthesia inhibits the thermal regulation mechanisms of the central nervous system in patients.
On the other hand, maintaining normothermia helps to avoid massive bleeding, reducing the need for transfusions in these patients. In any case, the patient’s euthermia before anesthesia is easy to control with the appropriate equipment.
When the fever is normal, this state in medicine is known as «apyrexia», which is the absence and deprivation of any symptoms of high fever (not exceeding 38 degrees). In any case, this is also the name given to the state in which the person has a temporary fever.
Normothermia in transplants
The normotermin system maintains the organ at its normal temperature (37 degrees), allowing it to consume the proper amount of oxygen and nutrients.
Today it is a technique that is beginning to be applied, which would replace the most common practice today, which is based on immersing the organ in a refrigerating liquid at a very low temperature.
With the normothermia technique, the organ is submerged in a preservation solution that is sometimes made of blood, transporting the oxygen and nutrients necessary for its proper functioning.
synonyms
Some words that mean the same thing as «euthermy» are «normothermia,» «normal temperature,» «healthy,» «stable,» «no fever,» or «afebrile.»
antonyms
Meanwhile, words that mean the opposite of «euthermy» are «fever», «feverish», «feverish», «feverish», «fever», «temperature», «distemperance», «hypothermia» or «burning».
Examples of use
-«The operation was a success. The patient remained euthermic throughout the intervention.
-«He maintained a eutermina according to the parameters, but suddenly his body temperature dropped and he entered a phase of mild hypothermia.»
-“Maintaining euthermy is essential to be able to perform this operation without overjumps”.
References
Salvador Francisco Campos Campos. (2012). “Surgical pathophysiology of the digestive system. Retrieved from: books.google.al
Normothermia. (2019). Recovered from: 3mitalia.it
Normotemia. (2010). Recovered from: ciudateplus.marca.com.
Marias Fernandez Prada. “Effective application of normothermia”. Retrieved from: seguridaddelpaciente.es
Nortmotermin, a revolutionary technique for transplanting functioning organs. Retrieved from: consalud.es