A trial comparing body warming devices during surgery.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prevention of intraoperative hypothermia; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000278538
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital.

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Elective surgery (open or laparoscopic) in supine position which lasts for at least 1 hour requiring relaxant general anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

Sepsis, untreated thyroid dysfunction, fever, children, BMI>40, Severe peripheral vascular disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
asopharyngeal temperature at the end of the operation.<br>The nasopharyngeal temperature is measured using nasopharyngeal temperature probe.[Final temperature at completion of wound closure.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average temperature throughout the case. <br>All temperature recording will be via the Nasopharyngeal temperature probe. Average temperature will be calculated by adding the temperatures and dividing by the number of temperature points recorded.[Baseline temperature (at completion of draping) then every hour and final temperature at wound closure.]