Prevalence and Factors Associated With Postoperative Hypothermia in Mulago Hospital

Makerere University770 enrolled

Overview

Patient's sublingual temperature was measured postoperatively on entry to the recovery room.

Adult patients who underwent non-neurological and non-cardiac surgery had their sublingual temperature measured postoperatively on entry to the recovery room.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

770

Conditions

Post Operative Hypothermia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients of 18 years and above, undergoing surgery and anaesthesia lasting longer than 30minutes. * All patients of 18 years and above, undergoing elective and emergency non cardiac and non-neurological operations in Mulago National Referral Hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contraindications to measurement of sublingual temperature

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative hypothermia

Sublingual temperature at entry to the recovery room

Time frame: July 2016 to February 2017

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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