Bennett 1994.
Methods | Single centre RCT, UK | |
Participants | Patients undergoing elective hip arthroplasty. Age range 54 to 89, mean 73, 30 male, 15 female Exclusions: grossly obese, malnourished, endocrine abnormalities, pyrexia |
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Interventions | 1) No intraoperative warming 2) reflective insulation (Thermolite) 3) forced air warming |
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Outcomes | Aural canal temperature at end of procedure, transfusion as dichotomous data and mean (SD) transfusion in those transfused | |
Notes | All: IV crystalloid infusion at ambient temp (19‐21 ºC), blood warmed to 37 ºC | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | "Allocated randomly" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | "Allocated randomly" |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No blinding described |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Other outcomes | Unclear risk | No blinding described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No loss to follow up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No clear evidence |
Other bias | Low risk | None expected |