Keeping patients warm before and after laparoscopic visceral surgery to reduce recovery-room hypothermia
Impact of a Global Warming Strategy, From the Patient Arrival in the Operating Room to His Discharge From the Recovering Room, Versus a Recommended Management of Intraoperative Warming on the Prevalence of Hypothermia in the Recovering Room
We will test whether keeping patients warmed before and after laparoscopic visceral surgery helps prevent hypothermia in the recovery room.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 174 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Poitiers University Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Poitiers) |
| Trial ID | NCT06551558 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional study compares the usual intraoperative warming practice with an extended warming strategy that begins before surgery and continues after surgery into the recovery room for patients having laparoscopic visceral procedures under general anesthesia. Core temperature (hypothermia defined as <36°C) and rates of temperature-related complications such as bleeding, surgical-site infection, and cardiovascular events will be recorded. The protocol targets prevention and treatment measures delivered by the anesthesia team and measures temperatures on admission to and discharge from the recovery room. The study is conducted at Poitiers University Hospital and focuses on real-world perioperative warming logistics and outcomes.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults undergoing planned laparoscopic visceral surgery under general anesthesia who will transition to the recovery room and who do not have a preexisting fever or a predetermined recovery-room length of stay.
Not a fit: Patients undergoing urgent surgery, those with a preexisting infection or fever, those with a predetermined recovery-room length of stay, or patients with contraindications to active warming may not benefit from this protocol.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, extended perioperative warming could reduce postoperative hypothermia and lower rates of bleeding, infection, transfusion need, prolonged ventilation, and longer recovery and hospital stays.
How similar studies have performed: Prior studies show intraoperative warming reduces hypothermia and its complications, but evidence on the benefit of extending warming before and after surgery is limited and less well tested.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing laparoscopic visceral surgery under general anesthesia with transition to recovering room Exclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing urgent surgery. * Presence of pre-existing infection (temperature higher than 38°C when receiving the patient in the hospital ward. * Patient with predetermined length of stay in recovering room.
Where this trial is running
Poitiers
- Poitiers University Hospital — Poitiers, France (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Matthieu Boisson, Pu-Ph — Poitiers University Hospital
- Study coordinator: Marion Said
- Email: marion.said@chu-poitiers.fr
- Phone: 0549444444
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.