Inadvertent Hypothermia or Hyperthermia in Pediatric Radiotherapy Practices Under Anesthesia

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent152 enrolled

Overview

In prospective, observational cohort study, changes in body temperature will be investigated before the procedure and during recovery in Radiotherapy patients aged 0-18 years who need sedation due to childhood malignancies. The aims of this study were to measure the incidence and magnitude of changes in body temperature in children undergoing sedation or general anesthesia for Radiotherapy, and to determine their effects on the recovery process.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

152

Conditions

Hypothermia; Anesthesia Hyperthermia, Anesthesia Related Radiotherapy Side Effect Childhood Cancer

Interventions

radiotherapy under anesthesia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 MonthMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing radiotherapy under anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * family refusal to participate, * chronic nausea and vomiting complaints, * active infection, * apnea history, * cardiac disease, kidney and liver failure, * anomalies that may cause difficult airway, * metabolic diseases, * neurological or muscular diseases.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

body temperature change among 2 time period

non-contact body temperature measured on forehead

Time frame: time from before radiotherapy to the end of radiotherapy

recovery time from anesthesia

Time from the end of the procedure until the Modified Steward score ≥ 8 in the patient recovery room

Time frame: the time from end of radiotherapy to discharging

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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