Mounting Clinical Evidence to Heat up Growth in Western European Patient Temperature Management Market, States Frost & Sullivan

Mounting Clinical Evidence to Heat up Growth in Western European Patient Temperature Management Market, States Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire LONDON, Dec. 20, 2012 - Increasing awareness of their benefits to boost demand for patient temperature management devices LONDON, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The European patient temperature management systems market is currently in a growth phase due to increased awareness about the benefits of patient temperature management, as well as the availability of different products in the marketplace. The market is dynamic and is expected to witness strong growth in the next 5 years. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.healthcare.frost.com), Western European Patient Temperature Management Market, finds that the market generated $ 556.5 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $ 903.2 million in 2018. The research covers blood and fluid warmers, convective warming devices, invasive warming and cooling devices and surface warming and cooling devices. The patient warming systems segment has witnessed steady growth over the last 2 years due to recommendations made by healthcare bodies such as the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. Nationally recommended guidelines now counsel patient warming devices for pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative phases.