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Perioperative hypothermia is a common problem in today´s surgical and anesthesiological patient care and is associated with many adverse events. The intention of this study was to evaluate the current S3 guideline on the avoidance of perioperative hypothermia concerning it´s implementation in the clinical routine.
Perioperative hypothermia is a common problem in today´s surgical and anesthesiological patient care and is associated with many adverse events such as impaired coagulation, increased risk for wound infections and patient discomfort among others. The intention of this study was to evaluate the current S3 guideline on the avoidance of perioperative hypothermia published in 2014 concerning it´s implementation in the clinical routine. In a first phase the current status should be recorded. If this reveals an inappropriate high incidence of perioperative hypothermia training arrangements shall be taken for non-physician personnel in the PACU in a 2nd phase of the project. The third phase is intended to evaluate the effect of the training arrangements on the incidence of hypothermia.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of postoperative hypothermia | Evaluation of the S3 guideline on avoidance of perioperative hypothermia | Immediately after arrival at PACU |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of intraoperative hypothermia | Evaluation of the S3 guideline on avoidance of perioperative hypothermia | Duration of surgical procedure |
| Incidence of preoperative hypothermia | Evaluation of the S3 guideline on avoidance of perioperative hypothermia |
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All patients ≥ 18 years undergoing elective surgery
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jan Höcker, MD | Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Haus 12, 24105 Kiel | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel | Kiel | Schleswig-Holstein | 24105 | Germany |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25837741 | Background | Torossian A, Brauer A, Hocker J, Bein B, Wulf H, Horn EP. Preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2015 Mar 6;112(10):166-72. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0166. |
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| S3 guideline (German) | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007035 | Hypothermia |
| D011183 | Postoperative Complications |
| ID | Term |
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| D001832 | Body Temperature Changes |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| Immediately after arrival at holding area |