NCT00614588

Temperature Measurement in Post-Anesthesia Care Units

Accuracy of Temperature Measurement in Post-Anesthesia Care Units

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate the accuracy of several thermometers and temperature changes during surgery and immediately after surgery.

Detailed description

Several measurements of temperature will be taken at 30 minute intervals during surgery under general anesthesia and in the post operative care unit. Measurements will be taken as follows: * esophagus using an internal stethoscope * urinary bladder using a catheter * ear canal * skin of the forehead using adhesive devices(4 thermometers) * axilla ("armpit") using adhesive devices(2 thermometers) * mouth * skin of the upper chest

Conditions

• Surgery
• Postoperative
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• General Anesthesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Body temperature thermometers	Temperature readings every 30 minutes during and post surgery using internal stethoscope, catheter and adhesive patches/electronic thermometer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-09-01
• Completion: 2008-09-01
• First posted: 2008-02-13
• Last updated: 2016-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States