Hypothermia that may develop in the perioperative period is associated with many adverse clinical outcomes. In particular, pediatric patients were more susceptible to hypothermia and related complications such as respiratory distress, metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, hypoxemia, cardiac disorders, coagulopathy, and wound infection than adults. In this study, the effect of preoperative carbohydrate-rich feeding on temperature regulation in pediatric patients was investigated.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients to be operated on by the Department of Pediatric Surgery
2. Being between the ages of 2 and 15
3. Not restricting oral intake
4. ASA I-II-III patients in anesthesia risk score
5. Patients operated between 01.03.2019 and 31.07.2019
6. Not having any communication problems (mental retardation, not knowing Turkish, etc.)
7. Not having gastroesophageal reflux
8. Not having any muscle disease
9. Informed volunteer consent must be obtained
10. Patients for whom emergency surgery is not planned
11. No disease related to the central nervous system

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pediatric patients outside the 2-15 age range
2. Having limited oral intake
3. ASA IV and above in anesthesia risk scoring
4. Patients operated before 01.03.2019 or after 31.07.2019
5. Patients who may have communication problems with their parents or themselves
6. Patients with gastroesophageal reflux
7. Patients with muscle disease
8. Patients for whom informed voluntary consent has not been obtained
9. Patients who will undergo emergency surgery
10. Patients with diseases related to the central nervous system

Being between the ages of 2 and 15