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- Title
Forced-Air Warming for Rewarming and Comfort Following Laparoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trail.
- Authors
Nieh, Hsiao-Chi; Su, Shu-Fen
- Abstract
We investigated the efficacy of a forced-air warming (FAW) system on postoperative rewarming and comfort in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. In this randomized controlled trial, a total of 127 participants were randomly divided into the FAW group (n = 64) and control group (n = 63). The esophageal temperature was measured every 30 min during surgery, and the tympanic temperature and comfort levels were measured preoperatively and in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Data analysis used the generalized estimating equation. We found that there was a lower incidence of postoperative hypothermia in the FAW group compared with the control group, as well as a higher body temperature between 30 and 180 min in the PACU, a shorter time for rewarming, and a higher comfort level. Taken together, these results suggest that FAW is an effective rewarming technique for laparoscopic patients during surgery and in the PACU that improves comfort levels.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; POSTOPERATIVE care; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; HOSPITAL care; BODY temperature regulation; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; SERVICES for hospital patients; ANESTHESIA; BEDDING; MEDICAL thermometry; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; ESOPHAGUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN comfort; HYPOTHERMIA; OPERATING room nursing; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY rooms; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); T-test (Statistics); THERMOTHERAPY; TIME; DISEASE incidence; DATA analysis software; TYMPANIC body temperature; PREVENTION
- Publication
Clinical Nursing Research, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 5, p540
- ISSN
1054-7738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1054773817708082