Determination of Core Body Temperature in Parturient Warmed With Upper or Underbody Forced Air Cover (Bair Hugger)

Description

This study is intended to calculate the core body temperature in patients who are having a Cesarean Section (C/S) and are kept warm with an Upper Body Forced Air Warming device (Bair Hugger) or underbody forced air warmer. These warming devices are approved and are a required item in many if not all surgical procedures. They are used daily throughout the hospital. The research question is: Where is the best place to position the warming blanket in pregnant mothers undergoing Cesarean section delivery. The researchers hope to compare post - operative core body temperatures in patients getting an Upper Body forced air device versus those getting an Underbody Body forced air warming device.

Conditions

Cesarean Section

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study is intended to calculate the core body temperature in patients who are having a Cesarean Section (C/S) and are kept warm with an Upper Body Forced Air Warming device (Bair Hugger) or underbody forced air warmer. These warming devices are approved and are a required item in many if not all surgical procedures. They are used daily throughout the hospital. The research question is: Where is the best place to position the warming blanket in pregnant mothers undergoing Cesarean section delivery. The researchers hope to compare post - operative core body temperatures in patients getting an Upper Body forced air device versus those getting an Underbody Body forced air warming device.

Determination of Core Body Temperature in Parturient Warmed With Upper or Underbody Forced Air Cover (Bair Hugger)

Determination of Core Body Temperature in Parturient Warmed With Upper or Underbody Forced Air Cover (Bair Hugger)

Condition
Cesarean Section
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Richmond

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age =/\> 18 years
  • * Elective non-emergent C-section
  • * BMI\<18/\>40
  • * Bleeding Disorders e.g. hemophilia, coagulation abnormality, clotting disorders, bleeding diathesis
  • * Perioperative hemorrhage \>1500ml
  • * Non-Singleton Pregnancies
  • * Complicated Pregnancy (e.g. Eclampsia, Pre-eclampsia)
  • * Conversion to Emergency C-section
  • * Endocrine Pathology- e.g. Thyroid Disease, Insulin Dependent Diabetes
  • * Inmates

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Virginia Commonwealth University,

Fatoumata Kromah, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Record Dates

2024-12-31