Incidence of Postoperative Hypothermia and Associated Factors in Adult Patients Undergoing Surgery in Siriraj Hospital

NCT04307095 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB889
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 742
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Inadvertent postanesthetic hypothermia is unintentional drop in core body temperature \<36C (96.8F) immediately following an operation, caused by multiple factors, and had lead to negative outcomes. In our institute, a study in 2011 reported an incidence of postoperative hypothermia in PACU of 45.4% (95% CI 39.61%- 51.23%). After that, various interventions aimed to prevent perioperative hypothermia were implemented. This study is initiated to determine the incidence of postoperative hypothermia and associated factors of postoperative hypothermia in adult patients underwent surgery at Siriraj hospital.

Conditions

Hypothermia Following Anesthesia

Keywords

Postoperative hypothermia; Patient warming; Inadvertent hypothermia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body temperature

  Body temperature after admit in PACU

  1 min

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients of age more than 18 years old who undergoing anesthesia and surgery in Siriraj hospital.

You may qualify if:

• All patients \>18 years undergoing surgery with anesthesia service
• Stay at Postanesthetic care unit of Syamindra building, fifth floor, Siriraj hospital

You may not qualify if:

• Procedure performed under local anesthesia
• Patients with missing data of temperature

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Siriraj Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of medicine Siriraj hospital, Mahidol University

Bangkok, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

Location

Related Publications (7)

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  PMID: 15768547 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 21988157 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 18648241 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 17342966 BACKGROUND

• Kiekkas P, Poulopoulou M, Papahatzi A, Souleles P. Effects of hypothermia and shivering on standard PACU monitoring of patients. AANA J. 2005 Feb;73(1):47-53.

  PMID: 15727284 BACKGROUND

• Wongyingsinn M, Pookprayoon V. Incidence and associated factors of perioperative hypothermia in adult patients at a university-based, tertiary care hospital in Thailand. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 Apr 25;23(1):137. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-02084-2.

  PMID: 37098492 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Mingkwan Wongyingsinn, MD

  Siriraj Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2020
• First Posted: March 13, 2020
• Study Start: January 16, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2021
• Study Completion: January 15, 2022
• Last Updated: March 10, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Locations

TH (1)