Status:

RECRUITING

The Effect of Heating the Intensive Care Room in the Early Postoperative Period on Patient Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

Cukurova University

Conditions:

Abdominal Surgery Complications

Hypothermia Following Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of heating the intensive care room in the early postoperative period on patient outcomes.

Detailed Description

Hypothermia is defined as a drop in body temperature below 35°C, and patients are at high risk during the perioperative period.Unintentional hypothermia can begin before anesthesia and continue for up...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The following criteria will be included in the sample:
  • Patients who underwent elective abdominal surgery and were admitted to intensive care after surgery.
  • Patients aged 18 and over.
  • Patients whose body temperature on the morning of surgery was neither below 36°C nor above 37.5°C.
  • Patients who did not have a pacemaker, dementia, advanced spasticity, muscle atrophy, peripheral lesions, osteoporosis, skin irritation, diabetes, hypertension, or obesity.
  • Patients who did not require mechanical ventilation.
  • Patients who did not have any illness that would impair thermoregulation (such as head trauma or hypothalamic damage).
  • • Patients who were not taking medications that would affect thermoregulation, such as vasodilators.
  • Patients who did not have peripheral circulation problems.
  • Patients who were not alcohol or substance abusers.
  • Patients who did not have mental retardation.
  • Patients who were conscious and oriented to person, time, and place.
  • Patients who could speak Turkish.
  • Patients who did not have any auditory or visual impairments.
  • Patients who volunteered for the study.

Exclusion

  • Patients who do not meet the sampling criteria, who develop postoperative complications (bleeding, intubation, stenosis, necrosis, ileus, dermatitis, parastomal herniation, etc.), and whose relatives do not consent to the study will not be included in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 20 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07137143

Start Date

April 20 2025

End Date

October 30 2025

Last Update

August 27 2025

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Adana City Training and Research Hospital

Adana, Yüreğir, Turkey (Türkiye), 01220