Temperature Monitoring in Cardiac Surgery: Agreement Between Different Clinical Methods

Temperature Monitoring in Cardiac Surgery: Clinical Study of Agreement Between Different Measurement Methods

Observational study to compare core temperatures obtained by 6 methods in patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass.

This study compares the core temperatures obtained by means of different probes placed in nasopharinx, pulmonary artery, arterial outlet, venous inlet, bladder and forehead in patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Only patients requiring a pulmonary artery catheter were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Sepsis or previous fever.
• Previous bladder catheter without termistor
• Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.