Effect of Prewarming on Skin Temperature Changes After Spinal Anesthesia in Transurethral Resection of the Bladder.

Purpose: Monitoring of peripheral skin temperature changes is an objective and rapid method to evaluate the success of neuraxial block after spinal anesthesia. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of prewarming on peripheral temperature changes after the administration of spinal anesthesia.

Design: Randomized, prospective, single-blind study.