Perioperative hypo- oder hyperthermia
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Nasopharyngeal temperature with a temperature probe inserted according to body size compared with oesophageal body core temperature
Sponsors
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Children = 12 years of age who are undergoing an operation under general anaesthesia for medical reasons, during which continuous monitoring of body temperature is carried out. 2) Informed consent has been obtained from the patient's legal guardian with the involvement of the patient. 3) Planned operation time of = 30 minutes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Refusal of participation in the examination by guardians and/or children. 2) Known diseases, deformities or traumas of the nasopharynx or upper respiratory tract. 3) Recent or planned surgery to the nasopharynx or oesophagus. 4) Recent epistaxis requiring treatment. 5) History of severe coagulopathy 6) Therapeutic anticoagulation 7) Contraindications to oesophageal temperature measurement, e.g. oesophageal varices or fistulas.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Agreement analysis of nasopharyngeal temperature probes with optimal insertion depth based on body size compared to oesophageal temperature | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Prevalence of perioperative hypothermia and hyperthermia. 2) To record the mean temperature change over the duration of surgery and heat delivery. 3) Evaluation of our institutional standard algorithm for adjusting heat delivery to the measured core body temperature. 4) Prevalence of nosebleeding | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMarcus Nemeth
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie
Outcome results
None listed