Effect of prewarming for prevention of hypothermia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0004449
- Lead Sponsor
- Konyang University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1) 65 years old or older
2) American Society of Anesthesiologist Patient Status I~III
3) Patients scheduled for orthopedic hand surgery under brachial plexus block
Exclusion Criteria
1) body temperature measured in the preoperative ward = 37.5 ° C or < 36.0 ° C
2) obesity (Body mass index >35kg/m2)
3) diabetes
4) anticoagulant therapy
5) psychiatric disease or cognitive disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Core temperature at the end of surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method incidence of hypothermia (core temperature <36°C)