Evaluation of a Patient Warming Concept Following the German S3 Guideline for Prevention of Intraoperative Hypothermia

Evaluation of a Patient Warming Concept Following the New German Speaking S3 Guideline for Prevention of Intraoperative Hypothermia With Respect to Incidence and Complications of Perioperative Hypothermia

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02206997

Enrollment

485

Registered

2014-08-01

Start date

2014-02-28

Completion date

2014-10-31

Last updated

2017-05-04

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Conditions

Hypothermia, Hypothermia, Accidental

Keywords

perioperative hypothermia, prewarming, treatment guideline

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate a patient prewarming concept following the recommendations of the S3-guideline Prevention of perioperative hypothermia with respect to incidence and complications of perioperative hypothermia. The study hypothesis is that postoperative core temperature in adult patients after prewarming is significantly higher than in patients who were treated following actual standard protocol (passive insulation).

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to evaluate a patient prewarming concept following the recommendations of the new german S3-guideline Prevention of perioperative hypothermia with respect to incidence and complications of perioperative hypothermia. Prewarming should enable the patients to preserve their core temperature for a longer period and to avoid perioperative hypothermia.The study hypothesis is that postoperative core temperature in adult patients after prewarming is significantly higher than in patients who were treated following the actual standard protocol (passive insulation).

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* patients scheduled for elective general or orthopedic surgery with expected duration \> 45 min * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1-3 * age \> 17 years

Exclusion criteria

* emergency surgery * patient's denial * unexpected decrease of duration of anesthesia \< 45 min * preoperative body temperature \> 38 °C

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Incidence of postoperative hypothermia at admission to PACU	admission to PACU	The incidence of postoperative hypothermia at admission to PACU should be evaluated by sublingual temperature measurement.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Type and duration of surgery as influence factors for postoperative hypothermia at admission to PACU	admission to PACU	Type and duration of surgery should be evaluated as influence factors for postoperative hypothermia at admission to PACU?

Countries

Germany

Outcome results