Prevalence and Factors Associated With Postoperative Hypothermia in Mulago Hospital

NCT ID: NCT03256032

Last Updated: 2017-08-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

770 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-01

Study Completion Date

2017-02-28

Brief Summary

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Patient's sublingual temperature was measured postoperatively on entry to the recovery room.

Detailed Description

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Adult patients who underwent non-neurological and non-cardiac surgery had their sublingual temperature measured postoperatively on entry to the recovery room.

Conditions

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Post Operative Hypothermia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients of 18 years and above, undergoing surgery and anaesthesia lasting longer than 30minutes.
* All patients of 18 years and above, undergoing elective and emergency non cardiac and non-neurological operations in Mulago National Referral Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with contraindications to measurement of sublingual temperature
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Makerere University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Arthur Emoru

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

MakCHS

Other Identifiers

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POSTOP HYPOTHERMIA MULAGO

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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