[Intraoperative temperature management].

Perioperative monitoring of core body temperature is a prerequisite for detection of inadvertent hypothermia and its negative consequences. Oral route using rostral sublingual pocket is pre- and postoperatively the method of choice. Intraoperatively, continuous temperature monitoring is desirable, however continual measurement at least every 15 minutes is mandatory. Acceptable semi-invasive alternative methods comprise nasopharyngeal (oral), esophageal, urinary bladder and rectal measurements taking into account specific limiting factors. Ear-based temperature monitoring cannot be recommended because of its considerable inaccuracy.