Effect of pre-warming on perioperative hypothermia during holmium laser enucleation of the prostate under spinal anesthesia: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the application of preoperative forced air warming set to high temperature (> 43 °C) for brief period can increase temperature on admission to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) and prevent hypothermia or shivering during holmium laser enucleation of the prostate performed under spinal anesthesia.

Methods

Fifty patients were enrolled were assigned randomly to receive passive insulation (control group, n = 25) or forced-air skin surface warming for 20 min before spinal anesthesia (pre-warming group, n = 25). The primary outcome was temperature at PACU admission.

Results

The pre-warming group had a significantly higher temperature on admission to the PACU than the control group (35.9 °C [0.1] vs 35.6 °C [0.1], P

SUBMITTER: Jun JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6304002 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature