Comparison of Electric Heating Pad Versus Forced-air Warming to Prevent Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia

Parc de Salut Mar50 enrolled

Overview

Compare core body temperature after laparoscopic surgery using the forced air heating system versus the WARMTAC® (a carbon fiber electric blanket).

In order to prevent perioperative hypothermia, we will compare two different heating sistems, one of them is an electric pad made with carbon fiber and the other system is a forced-air blanket. Both of them will be situated under the patient during all the laparoscopic surgey.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Temperature Change, Body Hypothermia; Anesthesia

Interventions

WARMTACDEVICE

Randomization to one of the arms previous to surgery.

3M Bair HuggerDEVICE

Randomization to one of the arms previous to surgery.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age at the time of the preoperative visit. * Patients who will undergo elective laparoscopic surgery * Patients who sign the informed consent indicating that they have been informed of all relevant aspects of the trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Axillary temperature\> 37.5ºC * Active infection * Dysfunction of the autonomic system

Locations (1)

Hospital del Mar

Barcelona, Spain

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Core body temperature

temperatured recorded in esophagus

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Rescues number

Compare number of rescues required by each system to avoid mild hypothermia

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months

skin lesions

Detect possible skin complications related to heating

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months

Central Contacts

Mirea Chanza

CONTACT

0034667550215 mchanza@parcdesalutmar.cat

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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