HYPOTHERMIA

This study looked at whether cooling the body (therapeutic hypothermia) combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy can improve brain recovery in people with severe carbon monoxide poisoning. 37 adults who could not follow commands after treatment were randomly assigned to receive ei…

This study tested four ways of conditioning the gas used during laparoscopic womb surgery to see if it could prevent a drop in body temperature and reduce pain after surgery. 248 women took part, and the gas was either dry or moistened with salt water or a numbing medicine. The g…

This study looked at whether warming patients before surgery (prewarming) helps keep their body temperature normal during and after digestive system operations. A total of 105 adults having elective cancer surgery took part. Some were warmed with a special forced-air blanket for …

This study looked at whether using special thermal blankets before open heart surgery helps patients feel more comfortable and shiver less. About 105 adults having their first open heart surgery were randomly assigned to use a thermal blanket, a forced-air warming blanket, or a s…

This study tested whether using forced air warming on different body parts during cesarean section can prevent hypothermia (low body temperature) and shivering in mothers. 35 pregnant women were divided into groups that had their lower body, upper body, or whole body warmed, or n…

This study looked at whether giving warm fluids through an IV during laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal cancer helps prevent hypothermia (dangerously low body temperature) and shivering. 84 adults having elective surgery were split into two groups: one received warm IV flu…

This study looked at 58 people who had a cardiac arrest and were cooled to 33°C to protect their brain. Researchers compared two rewarming speeds (slow at 0.25°C per hour vs fast at 0.50°C per hour) to see how it affected inflammation levels in the blood. The goal was to gather i…