# @nickpappasmd on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZSVEA0u5nJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66345821-nickpappasmd-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-07T13:30:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nick Pappas, MD (@nickpappasmd) — https://gondola.cc/nickpappasmd

## Caption

Surgeons like the OR pretty cold 🥶

👉 Most operating rooms are typically kept somewhere around 68-73°F (20-23°C) with humidity often maintained between about 20-60%. I personally like it 68°F (20°C) or colder.

🥶 A lot of people assume the cold temperature is purely to reduce infection risk.  However, too low of a core body temperature for the patient can actually increase their chances of infection because it impedes immune system function.

😷 The primary reason we keep it so cold is to prevent the operating room personnel from sweating.  It can be pretty hot wearing a gown, mask, lead apron, and being under the hot operating room lights.

👉 Unfortunately for the anesthesiologist or CRNA, this can necessitate the need for sweaters, blankets, and even the occasional need for borrowing heat from a spare Bair hugger.  Sorry, anesthesia, but thanks so much for taking good care of our patients during our procedures.

#surgery #operatingroom #medlife #anesthesia #crna

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