Comparison of Upper Body and Full Underbody Forced Air Blanket in Pediatric Patients

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypothermia; Anesthesia

Treatments: Other: upper body blanket; Other: full underbody blanket

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05349734

2005-016-1121

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the underbody blanket and overbody blanket for forced air warming to maintain normothermia in pediatric patients undergoing cardiovascular interventions under general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 day to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pediatric patients under 15 years of age who are scheduled for cardiovascular interventions in angioroom

Exclusion criteria

• anticipated operating time < 1 hour
• body surface area that exposured by drape < 30% of total body surface area
• BMI > 30
• corrected age < 40 weeks
• preoperative body temperature is higher than 37℃ or less than 35.5℃
• patients with skin disease
• history of malignant hyperthermia
• patients who cannot use esophageal stethoscope

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

upper body

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: upper body blanket

full underbody

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: full underbody blanket