Prevention of Intraoperative Hypothermia in Laparoscopy by the Use of Body-Temperature and Humidified CO ₂ : a Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction Hypothermia is defined as a decrease in body core temperature to below 36 °C. If intraoperative heat-preserving measures are omitted, a patient's temperature will fall by 1 - 2 °C. Even mild forms of intraoperative hypothermia can lead to a marked increase in morbidity and mortality. The temperature of the insufflation gas is usually disregarded in the treatment and prevention of hypothermia. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of body-temperature and humidified CO ₂ on the intraoperative temperature profile and avoidance of hypothermia in laparoscopic surgery. Material and Methods In this retrospective, non-randomised case control study, 110 patients whose planned operation lasted at least 60 minutes were identified from 376 patients by

SUBMITTER: Wittenborn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6739204 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature