Prevention of IPH: Electric Warming Mattress vs Forced Air Warming Blanket

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust120 enrolled

Overview

This study will determine if modern under-patient warming mattresses are as effective as forced air warming blankets in preventing cold and shivering in patients scheduled for non emergency surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia Patient Warming

Interventions

warming mattressOTHER

comparison of under patient warming mattress to forced air warming blankets in preventing peri-operative hypothermia

warming blanketOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients undergoing elective (non emergency) surgery who will require intra-operative warming * Patients whose surgery will be performed with them in the supine position Exclusion Criteria: * Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair * All adults (over 18 years) who refuse,who are unable to fully understand the trial * ALL laparoscopic surgeries

Locations (1)

Royal Sussex County Hospital, BSUH NHS Trust

Brighton, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Post-operative core temperature greater than or equal to 36 degrees centigrade. This is a surrogate marker for complications such as reduced wound infection and reduced hospital stay that have been previously established by other research.

Time frame: 15minutes to 2 hours approximately postoperatively in recovery room

Secondary Outcomes

shivering

Time frame: up to 2h post op (time in recovery)

Core temperature

Time frame: From induction of anaesthesia to arrival in recovery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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