Comparison of Upper and Lower Body Air Warming in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Seoul National University Hospital135 enrolled

Overview

This study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of forced air warming using upper and lower body blankets by measuring core body temperature in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery in the lateral decubitus position over 2 hours of general anesthesia.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

135

Conditions

Core Body Temperature

Interventions

Bair HuggerDEVICE

forced air warming with Bair Hugger air warmer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery over 2 hours * ASA I, II and III * age over 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * refuse to enroll * patients with fever or hypothermia before surgery * patients who required changes of position during surgery

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

intraoperative incidence of hypothermia

Time frame: through surgery completion, up to 4 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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