A 76 year old male undergoing a trauma laparotomy is found to be significantly hypothermic when a temperature probe foley catheter is placed. Warm IV fluids are started, a heating blanket is placed, the room temperature is increased, and warm intraabdominal irrigation is started. What additional step will also lead to an improvement in this patient's condition?
a. Close the patient and go to the ICU
b. Change propofol to diazepam
c. Wake the patient up
d. Go to cardiopulmonary bypass
e. Start ECMO
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