Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Preoperative Warming of Patients on Postoperative Hypothermia and Shivering
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Conditions:
Hypothermia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators want to evaluate the effect of prewarming on the rate of postoperative hypothermia and shivering and to compare sublingual versus tympanic temperature assessment during the periopera...
Detailed Description
Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia causes many serious complications. Therefore, prevention from, detection and therapy of hypothermia is essential. The appropriate methods of temperature assessmen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients scheduled for minor surgery (planned duration approximately \<1h).
- Age 18-75yrs,
- ASA I-II physical status
Exclusion
- Emergency surgery,
- pregnant patients,
- patients not able to give informed consent,
- duration of surgery \>2h,
- necessary postoperative mechanical ventilation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01234233
Start Date
March 1 2010
End Date
May 1 2011
Last Update
May 13 2016
Active Locations (2)
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1
UK-SH, Campus Kiel
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 24105
2
Klinikum Pinnerberg, Dep. of Anaesthesiology
Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 25421