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NCT Number: NCT03903991

Evaluation of the Reliability of Oesophageal Temperature in THOracic Surgery

Controlling hypothermia is essential in anesthesia to limit postoperative complications. Temperature monitoring is therefore essential. However, the reliability of esophageal temperature during open chest lung surgery is discussed and not accurately assessed in the literature.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypothermia Anesthesia Body Temperature Changes Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Thoracic Neoplasm Thoracic Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Anesthesiology - Surgical Intensive Care, University Hospital, Nîmes, Nîmes, France

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About this study

Controlling hypothermia is essential in anesthesia to limit postoperative complications. Temperature monitoring is therefore essential. However, the reliability of esophageal temperature during open chest lung surgery is discussed and not accurately assessed in the literature.

The investigators therefore decided to evaluate the reliability of the oesophageal temperature in open chest lung surgery by comparing it to the continuous tympanic temperature.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • all patients needing pulmonary surgery under thoracotomy

Exclusion criteria

  • patient refusal
  • esophageal or otological pathology preventing the installation of thermal probes

Treatment and study plan

Temperature recording

Other

Tympanic and oesophageal temperatures will be recorded during the procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Correlation between tympanic and oesophageal temperature.

    Time frame: up to 1 day (during the surgery)

    Evaluate the correlation existing between the tympanic temperature, reflection of the central temperature without variation with an open thorax, and oesophageal temperature subject to changes.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Difference of correlation between tympanic and oesophageal temperature during left and right thoracotomy.

    Time frame: up to 1day (during the surgery)

    Evaluate the correlation existing between the tympanic temperature, reflection of the central temperature without variation with an open thorax, and oesophageal temperature subject to changes.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Tours

Other

Registry information

Acronym: ThoTem

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Apr 4, 2019
Registry last updated
Apr 28, 2021

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