Comparison of Electric Heating Pad Versus Forced-air Warming to Prevent Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia

Parc de Salut Mar

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hypothermia; Anesthesia; Temperature Change, Body

Treatments: Device: 3M Bair Hugger; Device: WARMTAC

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04410068

2019-8860-I

Details and patient eligibility

About

Compare core body temperature after laparoscopic surgery using the forced air heating system versus the WARMTAC® (a carbon fiber electric blanket).

Full description

In order to prevent perioperative hypothermia, we will compare two different heating sistems, one of them is an electric pad made with carbon fiber and the other system is a forced-air blanket. Both of them will be situated under the patient during all the laparoscopic surgey.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients over 18 years of age at the time of the preoperative visit.
• Patients who will undergo elective laparoscopic surgery
• Patients who sign the informed consent indicating that they have been informed of all relevant aspects of the trial.

Exclusion criteria

• Axillary temperature> 37.5ºC
• Active infection
• Dysfunction of the autonomic system

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Electrical heating pad

Experimental group

Description:

Electrical heating pad (WARMTAC device). Patients will be randomized to one arm. In this arm, the WARMTAC device will be conected and warmed to 41 degrees before patients lay down.

Treatment:

Device: WARMTAC

forced-air warming device

Experimental group

Description:

Forced-air warming device (3M device). In this arm, the 3M blanket will be conected to forced-air machine and warmed to 41 degrees before patients lay down.

Treatment:

Device: 3M Bair Hugger