Tramontini 2007.
Methods | Single centre quasi‐RCT, Brazil | |
Participants | 81 patients over age 60 undergoing elective surgery with a surgical duration of at least one hour. Average age approximately 68 years. 42 women and 39 men | |
Interventions | 1) Routine care with no particular attention paid to warming 2) Entire body (including head) covered with an acrylic woollen blanket 3) Dorsal region only covered with blanket |
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Outcomes | Temperature at induction, after 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 1 hour | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | 'probabilistic sample technique ..first drawn name was part of experimental group 1, second experimental group 2 and third the control group' |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | 'surgical room already prepared according to the study group which the patient was designated' |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Other outcomes | Unclear risk | None reported |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | None lost to follow up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No clear evidence |
Other bias | Low risk | None expected |