Status:
COMPLETED
Prevention of Hypothermia During Caesarean Section: Continuous Core Temperature Monitoring With Zero-heat-flux
Lead Sponsor:
St. Marien-Hospital Düren
Collaborating Sponsors:
Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, RWTH Aachen University
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Düren
Conditions:
Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Brief Summary
Nowadays, caesarean sections account for about 7% of all surgical procedures worldwide. Over 30% of the patients undergoing a caesarean section experience a fall of the body core temperature under 36°...
Detailed Description
This research seeks to address the necessity of standardizing the use of forced-air warming and monitoring the maternal temperature during caesarean sections. We will also examine the impact of the ma...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Included will be all Caesarean section deliveries under spinal anaesthesia at our facility in the period from 01.04.2019 to 31.08.2019
Exclusion
- different anaesthesia procedure (e.g. intubation anaesthesia, peridural anaesthesia etc.),
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification III or higher,
- BMI( Body mass index) \>45 kg·m-2,
- patients with incomplete documentation,
- estimated perioperative blood loss \> 500ml,
- other perioperative complications (ex. insufficient analgesia and change of anaesthesia procedure).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 15 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 23 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
111 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04132154
Start Date
October 15 2019
End Date
June 23 2020
Last Update
May 21 2021
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St. Marien Hospital
Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 52353