In Maintaining intraoperative normothermia: a meta-analysis of outcomes with costs, Mahoney concludes that there is a significant difference in outcomes between normothermic patients and mildly hypothermic patients. In addition to examining the outcomes between groups, Mahoney also analyzes the costs associated with the respective outcomes. Costs are shown to be significantly higher in the mildly hypothermic patients. Mahoney further indicates that it is more costly to treat the outcomes associated with mild patient hypothermia than to prevent them.