In general, the operating room temperature is kept somewhere around 68°F (20°C) or less, which is pretty chilly by most people’s standards. Some facilities such as pediatric hospitals may keep it warmer at around 70°F (21°C) or higher because kids lose core body temperature more easily during surgeries. Although it is commonly thought that we keep it cold in the operating room to prevent infection, that is actually not the case. Believe it or not, creating too cold of an environment can actually