Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of a New Patient Warming System Using Polymer Conductive Warming With Forced Air Warming During Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Conditions:
Hypothermia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Two patient warming systems will be compared with 40 patients each in a convective warming group (BairHugger, Arizant) and in a conductive warming group (HotDog, Augustine Biomedical). The patients w...
Detailed Description
General study design We will study 200 patients (18-90 years) undergoing elective orthopedic surgery at the trauma surgery unit. The patients must have normal weight (20-30 BMI), the duration of surge...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patients must have normal weight (20-30 BMI), the duration of surgery should last between 3 - 4 hours.
- There will be no other exclusion criteria , as forced air patient warming is routinely used for all patients during this procedure.
Exclusion
- Severe peripheral artery disease in the warmed extremity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00772460
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
September 21 2009
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Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090