The effect of pre-operative clothing on body temperature before, during and after breast surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Perioperative hypothermiaOther - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000546257
- Lead Sponsor
- Christchurch Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Elective mastectomy or wide local excision with or without axillary node clearance
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I-III
Exclusion Criteria
Body mass index >35kg/m2
Endocrine disease
Febrile pre-operatively
Vasoactive drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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