Effect of preheating on the maintenance of body temperature in surgical patients

a randomized clinical trial

Authors

  • Cibeleri Cristina Tramontini Fuganti Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-923X
  • Edson Zangiacomi Martinez Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
  • Cristina Maria Galvão Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2559.3057

Keywords:

Hypothermia, Clinical Trial, Perioperative Nursing, Body Temperature, Nursing Research, Health Services

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the effect of preheating on the maintenance of body temperature of patients submitted to elective gynecological surgeries. Method: eighty-six patients were randomized, without blinding, to receive usual care (heating with a cotton sheet and blanket) or preheating with a forced air system for 20 minutes (38°C). All patients were actively heated during the intraoperative period. Data were collected from admission of the patient in the surgical center until the end of the surgery. Body temperature was measured during the preoperative and intraoperative periods with an infrared tympanic thermometer. A thermo-hygrometer was used to monitor air temperature and humidity of the operating room. Results: data indicated homogeneity between the groups investigated. There was no statistically significant difference between groups after preheating (p = 0.27). At the end of the surgery, the mean temperature of the groups studied was the same (36.8°C), with a statistically non-significant difference (p = 0.66). Conclusion: preheating with the heated forced air system had a similar effect to the usual care in the body temperature of patients submitted to elective gynecological surgeries. ClinicalTrials.gov n. NCT02422758. CAAE, n. 38320814.2.0000.5393.

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Published

2019-03-25

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Fuganti, C. C. T., Martinez, E. Z., & Galvão, C. M. (2019). Effect of preheating on the maintenance of body temperature in surgical patients: a randomized clinical trial. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 26, e3057. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2559.3057