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