Temperature Study in Cesarean Section
During surgery body temperature can decrease which can adversely affect how people recover from surgery. This is a common problem. We aim to reduce the incidence of this drop in body temperature during surgery by testing the effectiveness of warm intravenous fluids that the patients will receive as they are being infused, and of warm air blown into a blanket covering the body. The control group will not have any active warming methods.
Study group 1 will have the intravenous fluid warmer in the pre- and intraoperative period. Study group 2 will have a forced-air warmer in the intra-operative period as well as the fluid warmer in the pre- and intraoperative period. We will also observe the neonates' vital signs following delivery.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Intervention(s):
- other: Warmed fluids
- other: Fluid warmer and warming blanket
- device: Belmont fluid warmer
- device: Bair hugger warming blanket
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:18-40 years. Healthy term (> 37 weeks) pregnant patients undergoing
elective cesarean section with spinal anesthesia.
We will not discriminate with regard to ethnic background. ASA 1 and 2 patients scheduled
for elective cesarean sections under spinal anesthesia at LPCH.
Exclusion Criteria:Not ASA 1 or 2 Not spinal anesthetic
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years - 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Pervez Sultan, MBChB, FRCA
650-526-8414
Not Recruiting
Our research team includes physicians, residents, medical students, research assistants, and volunteers. Our research topics include medical imaging, device validation, mobile application development, and pharmaceutical trials.
Some of the Neuro-Opthalmic concerns we investigate include Multiple Sclerosis, Optic Neuritis, IIH, and ICP.
