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effect of pre-surgery warming on hypothermia during and after femur surgery under regional anaesthesia in old aged patients

EFFECT OF PRE-OPERATIVE WARMING ON PERI-OPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS SCHEDULED FOR FEMUR FRACTURE SURGERIES UNDER CENTRAL NEURAXIAL ANAESTHESIA A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/06/025755
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-06-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M966- Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate

Interventions

Intervention1: 30 minute preoperartive warming group (Group B): patients of this group will be actively warm for 30 minutes prior to surgery Control Intervention1: non preoperative warming group (Gro

Sponsors

PGIMER CHANDIGARH
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly patient with closed femur fracture requiring elective surgery fulfilling following criteria:- 1. Patients willing for study. 2. Age more than 60 years. 3. ASA I II III (except uncontrolled Diabetics mellitus (DM) and Thyroid disorder). 4. No spinal vertebra deformity. 5. No Ear discharge or any infection.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal . 2. Age less than 60 years. 3. ASA >= IV. 4. Any contraindication to central neuraxial anaesthesia. 5. Any metabolic disorder affecting thermoregulation. 6. Uncontrolled diabetes and thyroid disorder. 7. Any recent ear infections or wax in ear. 8. Surgery duration less than 90 minutes and more than 240 minutes.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare intraoperative hypothermia incidence in between two groups.Timepoint: every 10 minutes during surgery—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a. Time to develop hypothermia. b. Perioperative Shivering. c. Duration of need of intraoperative active warming. d. Metabolic acidosis (baseline and at end of surgery). e. Coagulation derangements f. Drop in haematocrit value (at end of surgery compared to baseline). g. Surgical site infections (at day 1 and day 3). h. Overall patients perioperative comfort. i. Post anaesthetic care unit(PACU) stay duration in between groups. Timepoint: base line , day of surgery and after surgery—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSunil Chataule

PGIMER CHANDIGARH

drshyam.pgi@gmail.com7891669817

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026