Temperature Study in Cesarean Section
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Purpose
During surgery body temperature can decrease which can adversely affect how people recover from surgery. This is a common problem. We aim to reduce the incidence of this drop in body temperature during surgery by testing the effectiveness of warm intravenous fluids that the patients will receive as they are being infused, and of warm air blown into a blanket covering the body. The control group will not have any active warming methods. Study group 1 will have the intravenous fluid warmer in the pre- and intraoperative period. Study group 2 will have a forced-air warmer in the intra-operative period as well as the fluid warmer in the pre- and intraoperative period. We will also observe the neonates' vital signs following delivery.
Official Title
Study Using Fluid Warming and Forced Air Warming Immediately Prior to and During Elective Cesarean Section
Eligibility Criteria
- 18-40 years. Healthy term (> 37 weeks) pregnant patients undergoing elective cesarean section with spinal anesthesia. We will not discriminate with regard to ethnic background. ASA 1 and 2 patients scheduled for elective cesarean sections under spinal anesthesia at LPCH.
- Not ASA 1 or 2 Not spinal anesthetic
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Contact
Pervez Sultan, MBChB, FRCA
650-526-8414
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