Cesarean Section
Conditions
Brief summary
To study the core temperature perioperatively in patients due for elective cesarean sectio in spinal anaesthesia. Core temperature will be registered by a zero-flux (SpotOn. 3m) probe on the forehead, starting in the holding area and continued until normotemperature post-operatively.
Interventions
DEVICEzero flux skin termometer
Core temperature is monitored continously, non-invasively
Sponsors
Oslo University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Elective patients * planned spinal anaesthesia
Exclusion criteria
* Conversion of procedure to general anaesthesia * allergy to temperature probe (adhesive)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| incidence of perioperative hypothermia, less than 36.0 degrees | perioperatively | mesured by zero flux in forehead |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| shivering | perioperatively | any shivering due to being cold |
| patient satisfaction: Patient will be asked to grade | perioperatively, repeated | Patient will be asked to grade their feeling of being Cold/warm |
| duration of perioperative hypothermia | perioperatively, continously | number of minutes below 36.0 degrees |
Outcome results
None listed