Self-warming blanket versus forced-air warming blanket during total knee arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia: A randomised non-inferiority trial.

Background: Arthroplasty patients are at high risk of hypothermia. Pre-warming with forced air has been shown to reduce the incidence of intraoperative hypothermia. There is, however, a lack of evidence that pre-warming with a self-warming (SW) blanket can reduce the incidence of perioperative hypothermia.

Comparison of zero heat flux and double sensor thermometers during spinal anaesthesia: a prospective observational study.

Because of the difficulties involved in the invasive monitoring of conscious patients, core temperature monitoring is frequently neglected during neuraxial anaesthesia. Zero heat flux (ZHF) and double sensor (DS) are non-invasive methods that measure core temperature from the forehead skin. Here, we compare these methods in patients under spinal anaesthesia.

Thermal suit in preventing unintentional intraoperative hypothermia during general anaesthesia: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Unintentional perioperative hypothermia causes serious adverse effects to surgical patients. Thermal suit (T-Balance ) is an option for passive warming perioperatively. We hypothesized that the thermal suit will not maintain normothermia more efficiently than conventional cotton clothes when also other preventive procedures against unintentional hypothermia are used.

Risk factors associated with acute kidney injury in a cohort of 20,575 arthroplasty patients.

Background and purpose - Patients developing postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) are at risk of higher morbidity and mortality. In arthroplasty patients, many pre- and perioperative factors are associated with AKI but some of the risk factors are unclear. We report the incidence of postoperative AKI, the conditions associated with it, and survival rates in AKI patients.

Risk factors for perioperative hyperglycemia in primary hip and knee replacements.

Background And Purpose: Perioperative hyperglycemia has been associated with adverse outcomes in several fields of surgery. In this observational study, we identified factors associated with an increased risk of hyperglycemia following hip and knee replacement.

Patients And Methods: We prospectively monitored changes in glucose following primary hip and knee replacements in 191 patients with osteoarthritis.