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- Title
Comparison of upper and lower body forced air blanket to prevent perioperative hypothermia in patients who underwent spinal surgery in prone position: a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Jae Hwa Yoo; Si Young Ok; Sang Ho Kim; Ji Won Chung; Sun Young Park; Mun Gyu Kim; Ho Bum Cho; Sang Hoon Song; Yun Jeong Choi; Hyun Ju Kim; Hong Chul Oh
- Abstract
Background: We compared upper- and lower-body forced-air blankets in terms of their ability to prevent perioperative hypothermia, defined as a reduction in body temperature to < 36.0°C, during the perioperative period in patients undergoing spine surgery in the prone position. Methods: In total, 120 patients scheduled for elective spine surgery under general anesthesia were divided into an upper-warming group (n = 60) and a lower-warming group (n = 60). After inducing anesthesia and preparing the patient for surgery, including prone positioning, the upper and lower bodies of the patients in the upper- and lower-warming groups, respectively, were warmed using a forced-air warmer with specified upper and lower blankets. Body temperature was measured using a tympanic membrane thermometer during the pre- and post-operative periods and using a nasopharyngeal temperature probe during the intraoperative period. Patients were evaluated in terms of shivering, thermal comfort, and satisfaction in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Results: The incidence of intraoperative and postoperative hypothermia was lower in the upper-warming group than in the lower-warming group ([55.2% vs. 75.9%, P = 0.019] and [21.4% vs. 49.1%, P = 0.002]). Perioperative body temperature was higher in the upper- warming group (P < 0.001). However, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative thermal comfort scale and shivering scores, patient satisfaction, and PACU duration were similar in the two groups. Conclusions: The upper-body blanket was more effective than the lower-body blanket for preventing perioperative hypothermia in patients who underwent spine surgery in the prone position.
- Subjects
SPINAL surgery; PATIENT positioning; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; SURGICAL blood loss; HYPOTHERMIA; PATIENT satisfaction
- Publication
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022, Vol 75, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
2005-6419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4097/kja.21087