Heat and Moisture Exchanger and Low-flow Gas

The Effects of a Heat and Moisture Exchanger on Temperature and Humidity in Low -Flow Anesthesia Workstation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00997295

Enrollment

Registered

2009-10-19

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2009-09-30

Last updated

2009-10-19

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Conditions

General Anesthesia, Gynecological Surgery

Keywords

low flow gas, Heat and moisture exchanger, Humidity, Temperature, Core temperature, Women

Brief summary

The aim of the present study was to measure the inspired gas temperature and humidity of the anesthetic circuit in the Dräger Primus machine and esophageal temperature with or without and heat and moisture exchanger (HME) and low-flow gas during anesthesia in patients submitted to gynecological surgeries.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 69 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Women * 18 to 69 years old * Gynecological

Exclusion criteria

* Obesity * Fever * Endocrine disease

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results