Although current American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines suggest considering the administration of NMBA's to facilitate induced hypothermia and control shivering. Their recommendation is to minimize the duration of NMBA use or if possible, avoid them altogether. After the publication of these guidelines our institutional protocol changed to prn boluses instead of the previous infusion orders. We therefore believe it is important to examine the effects of this change on our cooling protocol and potentially add to the growing body of knowledge in this field.