Comparison of a patient warming system using a forced-air, non-compressible under-body mattress versus a regular forced-air underbody mattress system during surgery in pediatrics

Comparison of a patient warming system using a forced-air, non-compressible under-body mattress versus a regular forced-air underbody mattress system during surgery in pediatrics - Bair Hugger Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004200

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-13

Start date

2012-10-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

T68

Interventions

Group 1: 40 patients warmed by warming system "bair hugger" (compressible matress) Group 2: 40 patients warmed with moeck Air warming system (non-compressible mattress system)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 5 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - children undergoing surgery - children with a weight under 18kg

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patienst under therapeutic hypothermia - fever

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
80 patients are warmed by 2 different warming systems intraoperatively and measured continous with 4skin electrodes and 1 core temperature electrode.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Differences in skin changes are clinical (visual) evaluated postoperatively	—

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactLydia Triffterer

AKH Wien

lydia.triffterer@meduniwien.ac.at0043 1 19231

Outcome results

None listed

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