Status:

COMPLETED

Preoperative Patient Warming for Prevention of Perioperative Hypothermia in Major Abdominal Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Conditions:

Preoperative Warming

Prewarming

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study should evaluate how long patients undergoing major abdominal surgery under combined general/epidural anaesthesia have to be actively warmed preoperatively to prevent perioperative hypothermi...

Detailed Description

The aim of our study is to evaluate the performance of different durations of active preoperative skin-surface warming (prewarming) to prevent perioperative hypothermia in patients undergoing major ab...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age over 18 years
  • planned duration of surgery \> 2 hours
  • planned for elective major abdominal surgery under combined epidural/general anaesthesia
  • written informed consent
  • American society of anesthesiologists status 1-3

Exclusion

  • duration of surgery \< 90 min
  • withdrawal of consent
  • emergency surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

99 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01795482

Start Date

January 1 2013

End Date

August 1 2014

Last Update

December 16 2014

Active Locations (2)

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1

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 24105

2

Klinikum Pinneberg Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und OP-Management

Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 25421