Efficacy of IV Fluid Warmer for the Prevention of Hypothermia

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shivering; Hypothermia

Treatments: Device: Hotline; Device: Hypothermia

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07192224

IRB-23-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study focuses on the importance of the maintenance of body temperature during the surgeries. This study involves the comparison of 2 groups, one receiving warm fluids while the other group receiving room temperature fluids during surgeries.

Full description

This study focuses on the importance of the maintenance of body temperature during the surgeries. This study involves the comparison of 2 groups, one receiving warm fluids while the other group receiving room temperature fluids during surgeries.

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18-60 years,
2. ASA I-II,
3. both Male & female,
4. elective gastrointestinal cancer surgery -

Exclusion criteria

1. Preoperative core temperature greater than 37.2,
2. severe endocrine respiratory & cardiovascular disease. -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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84 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Hotline

Experimental group

Description:

These patients had fluid via hotline.

Treatment:

Device: Hotline

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Received fluid at room temperature.

Treatment:

Device: Hypothermia