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NCT Number: NCT02993666

Comparison of Upper and Lower Body Air Warming in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

This study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of forced air warming using upper and lower body blankets by measuring core body temperature in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery in the lateral decubitus position over 2 hours of general anesthesia.

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Key information

Conditions

Core Body Temperature

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery over 2 hours
  • ASA I, II and III
  • age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • refuse to enroll
  • patients with fever or hypothermia before surgery
  • patients who required changes of position during surgery

Treatment and study plan

Bair Hugger

Device

forced air warming with Bair Hugger air warmer

Primary outcomes

  1. intraoperative incidence of hypothermia

    Time frame: through surgery completion, up to 4 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Dec 15, 2016
Registry last updated
Jun 12, 2017

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