Comparison between upper body and full underbody forced-air warming blanket in pediatric patients undergoing cardiovascular interventions under general anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric patients undergoing cardiovascular interventions outside the operating room are at high risk of perioperative hypothermia. We aimed to compare the effects of upper body and full underbody forced-air warming blankets on the time-weighted deviation of esophageal temperature outside the target range (36.5-37.5 °C) during general anesthesia.

Methods

In this randomized controlled study, 88 children (age < 15 years) scheduled for elective cardiovascular interventions under general anesthesia were randomly assigned to the upper body (n = 44) or full underbody (n = 44) group. After the induction of anesthesia, warming blankets were applied and heated using a forced-air warmer to maintain an esophageal temperature of 36.5-37.5 °C. The primary outcome was the time

SUBMITTER: Park JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12093743 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature