Table 2.
Outcomes of hypothermia and normothermia.
| Neonate (n = 501) | Infant (n = 590) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothermia (n = 415) | Normothermia (n = 86) | p-Value | Hypothermia (n = 226) | Normothermia (n = 364) | p-Value | |
| Postoperative extubation time in PACU (min) | 31.3 ± 27.8 | 14.5 ± 6.11 | 0.366 | 18.3 ± 16.2 | 14.0 ± 9.9 | .017 |
| Length of PACU stay (min) | 59.3 ± 4.6 | 41.3 ± 12.6 | 0.067 | 56.7 ± 24.1 | 48.0 ± 15.6 | .003 |
| Postoperative ICU admit, n (%) | 412 (99.28%) | 82 (95.35%) | 0.020 | 178 (78.76%) | 189 (51.92%) | <.001 |
| Time of mechanical ventilation (h) | 7 (5–12) | 5 (4–8) | <0.001 | 3 (2–4) | 2.5 (2–3) | <.001 |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 2 (1–9) | 1 (1–3) | <0.001 | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | <.001 |
| Length of postoperative hospital stay (days) | 14 (8–24) | 11 (7–17) | 0.003 | 7 (5–15) | 5 (2.25–8) | <.001 |
| Surgical site infection (SSI) | 12 (2.89%) | 1 (1.16%) | 0.707 | 6 (2.65%) | 1 (0.27%) | .014 |
| Postoperative pneumonia, n (%) | 8 (1.93%) | 2 (2.33%) | 0.810 | 7 (3.10%) | 11 (3.02%) | .959 |
| Deep venous thrombosis (DVT), n (%) | 5 (1.20%) | 0 (0%) | 0.594 | 4 (1.77%) | 5 (1.37%) | .703 |
| Postoperative bleeding, n (%) | 71 (17.11%) | 7 (8.13%) | 0.037 | 13 (5.80%) | 4 (1.11%) | .002 |
| Transfusion in ICU, n (%) | 109 (26.27%) | 11 (12.80%) | 0.008 | 59 (26.11%) | 22 (6.04%) | <.001 |
| Mortality within postoperative 30 days, n (%) | 15 (3.61%) | 1 (1.12%) | 0.329 | 4 (1.77%) | 2 (0.55%) | .310 |
PACU, postanesthesia care unit; ICU, intensive care unit; SSI, surgical site infection; DVT, deep venous thrombosis.