N/A Completed N=309 Randomized Prevention

A Comparison of Inhalation vs. Intravenous Induction

Hypothermia

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02331108 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

309

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Apr 2017

Primary outcomePrimary: Measurement of Core Temperature — 36.42; 36.44; 35.96; 36.35 degree C

Summary

To compart differences on the effect on core temperature between anesthetic induction with intravenous propofol versus inhalation induction with sevoflurane

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Measurement of Core Temperature	36.42; 36.44; 35.96; 36.35; 36.34; 36.41	—
PRIMARY Temperature Below 36.0 Degrees C	8; 8; 30; 8; 14; 14	—
SECONDARY Measurement of Blood Pressure	49; 29	—

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Elective surgery Adult, age >= 18 years old Scheduled for general anesthesia Medically fit and able to safely go any of the four anesthetic inductions in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Emergency surgery, or any other aspiration risk Minor, age <18 Pregnant Febrile illness Contraindication to nasal instrumentation Allergy to propofol Malignant hyperthermia Requiring Total Invravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) Inability to oxygenate on less than 50% FiO2 Intra-cranial surgery Receiving vasoactive medications Significant valvular heart disease Unstable cardiac disease Surgery requiring prone or lateral positioning Contraindication to nitrous oxide Prisoners

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