The effects of preoperative warming and/or warmed irrigation fluids on elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery patients' temperature, thermal comfort, and total recovery time: A randomised controlled trial.

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• Conditions: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia.; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000591055
• Lead Sponsor: St Vincents Private Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery patient;
American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I-III;
Willing and able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Body Mass Index (BMI) <18.5 or >40;
Preoperative temperature >37.5.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Temperature measured with a tympanic thermometer.[On admission; prior to induction; on arrival to recovery; 20 min post arrival in recovery; on discharge from recovery.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thermal comfort measured on a 10 point self-reported thermal comfort scale.[On admission; prior to induction; on arrival to recovery; 20 min post arrival in recovery; on discharge from recover.];Total recovery time.[Time starts on arrival to recovery unit and ends when patient is deemed fit for discharge based on their Post Anaesthetic Recovery (PAR) Score.]