None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Multiple clinical trials have shown that perioperative hypothermia affects multiple organ systems and leads to adverse surgical outcomes. Cocoon Forced Air Warming (FAW) Blanket is one of the devices being used in Austin Hospital to minimise intraoperative hypothermia. Our aim is to compare the efficacy of Easywarm self-heating blankets with Cocoon FAW blanket in preventing intraopearative hypothermia by conducting a small randomised control trial. Patients undergoing relaxant general anaesthesia in supine position will be randomised into two groups. The control group will be warmed using Cocoon FAW and the other group will be warmed using Easywarm blanket. Easywarm blanket has not yet been compared with the FAW devices. The information we obtain from the project will help us to choose the optimal warming device in clinical practice.
Interventions
Patients will be randomised into control group ( Cocoon warming blanket group) and Easywarm blanket group. Control group will be warmed intraoperatively using Cocoon forced air warming blanket and Easywarm group will be warmed using Easywarm blankets.
Easywarm self-heating blanket consists of pockets of iron with other elements which when exposed to air leads to an exothermic reaction resulting from oxidation of iron. This heats the blanket to 44 degree celcius which lasts upto 10 hours.
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Patients will be randomised into control group ( Cocoon warming blanket group) and Easywarm blanket group. Control group will be warmed intraoperatively using Cocoon forced air warming blanket and Easywarm group will be warmed using Easywarm blankets. Easywarm self-heating blanket consists of pockets of iron with other elements which when exposed to air leads to an exothermic reaction resulting from oxidation of iron. This heats the blanket to 44 degree celcius which lasts upto 10 hours. It can be separated into two parts and used for both the upper and the lower body.
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital.
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Elective surgery (open or laparoscopic) in supine position which lasts for at least 1 hour requiring relaxant general anaesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Sepsis, untreated thyroid dysfunction, fever, children, BMI>40, Severe peripheral vascular disease.
Outcome results
None listed