Things You Don't Know About Patient Temperature Management System

 

Patient temperature management is the process of managing a patient's temperature by monitoring the temperature of the patient to determine the need for additional monitoring or cooling. This is generally done in hospital settings. The patient temperature management system aims to maintain the patient temperature at normal levels, between 36.5º C and 37.5º C. The system assists in the regulation and maintenance of patients' body temperature in intensive care units, operating theaters, recovery rooms, and other areas of hospitals. Temperature management systems are important for patients in every setting. It is a form of active treatment for a specific period during recovery when blood flow to the brain is impaired.

By having the right level of temperature control, one can prevent serious health issues from occurring and increase patients' chances of staying healthy. The patient temperature management system helps avoid surgery-related complications, such as surgical site infection and perioperative hypothermia. The rising demand for surface cooling and warming systems and the availability of technologically advanced products will fuel patient temperature management market growth. Moreover, the patient temperature management system plays an important role in the treatment of cancer, and thus, the temperature warming system is used along with chemo and radiation therapy during cancer treatment. According to the American Heart Association 2017 data, by 2030, around 43.9% of the total U.S. adult population is expected to have some form of cardiovascular disease.

The increasing need for modern temperature management systems has led to the introduction of a wide range of warming and cooling systems, which is expected to drive the patient temperature management market growth. For instance, 3M developed the Bair Hugger product range, which offers the widest range of best-in-class patient warming products that play an important role in maintaining normothermia, helping safeguard patients, and improve outcomes. Moreover, the increasing prevalence of chronic disorders, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis, is also augmenting the patient temperature management system market growth. For instance, according to the National Health Council, around 157 million Americans are expected to have more than one chronic disorder by 2020.

The patient temperature management system market is led by North America owing to the rising number of cardiac surgeries and increasing healthcare expenditure in the United States. Asia Pacific is also expected to witness robust growth in the market due to the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and the growing number of road accidents in the region. Moreover, the medical tourism industry in China and India, coupled with favorable government initiatives for the development of healthcare systems, currently makes the Asia Pacific an attractive market for patient temperature management systems.