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. 2024 Dec 16;12:e18702. doi: 10.7717/peerj.18702

Table 2. Comparison of clinical baseline data of patients with varying degrees of hypothermic severity.

Level Overall Mild (35–35.9 °C) Moderate (34–34.9 °C) Severe (<34 °C) p
n (%) 513 321 (62.57) 134 (26.12) 58 (11.31)
Patient characteristics
Sex, n (%) 0.13
Male 304 (59.26) 201 (62.62) 71 (52.99) 32 (55.17)
Female 209 (40.74) 120 (37.38) 63 (47.01) 26 (44.83)
Gestational week, Mean (SD) 36.73 (3.08) 37.16 (2.89) 36.70 (2.72) 34.41 (3.86) <0.01
Age, mean (SD) 6.68 (6.96) 6.69 (7.26) 6.67(6.62) 6.64 (6.07) 1.00
Weight, mean (SD) 2.72 (0.71) 2.83 (0.68) 2.70 (0.63) 2.12 (0.78) <0.01
Preoperative evaluation parameters
Initial vital signs
Preoperative temperature, Mean (SD) 36.29 (0.34) 36.30 (0.26) 36.25 (0.41) 36.29 (0.52) 0.39
Laboratory test results
WBC, mean (SD) 13.49 (5.96) 13.96 (6.24) 13.14 (5.44) 11.71 (5.21) 0.02
RBC, mean (SD) 4.44 (0.82) 4.45 (0.81) 4.50 (0.80) 4.20 (0.86) 0.05
HB, mean (SD) 153.71 (28.33) 153.86 (28.14) 156.45 (28.35) 146.60 (28.63) 0.09
Intraoperative evaluation parameters
Surgery type, n (%) 0.01
General surgery 410 (79.92) 262 (81.62) 107 (79.85) 41 (70.69)
Urology surgery neurosurgery 27 (5.26) 18 (5.61) 8 (5.97) 1 (1.72)
Cardiothoracic surgery 54 (10.53) 24 (7.48) 16 (11.94) 14 (24.14)
Others 22 (4.29) 17 (5.30) 3 (2.24) 2 (3.45)
Surgical method, n (%) 0.04
Open surgery (Thoracotomy & laparotomy) 217 (42.30) 128 (39.88) 67 (50.00) 22 (37.93)
Endoscopic surgery (Thoracoscope & laparoscope) 201 (39.18) 122 (38.01) 51 (38.06) 28 (48.28)
Others 95 (18.52) 71 (22.12) 16 (11.94) 8 (13.79)
ASA, n (%) 0.15
I/II 145 (28.27) 96 (29.91) 36 (26.87) 13 (22.41)
III 331 (64.52) 208 (64.80) 86 (64.18) 37 (63.79)
IV 37 (7.21) 17 (5.30) 12 (8.96) 8 (13.79)
Planned surgery, n (%) 0.79
No 311 (60.62) 198 (61.68) 78 (58.21) 35 (60.34)
Yes 202 (39.38) 123 (38.32) 56 (41.79) 23 (39.66)
Warming, n (%) 0.94
Yes 79 (15.40) 50 (15.58) 21 (15.67) 8 (13.79)
No 434 (84.60) 271 (84.42) 113 (84.33) 50 (86.21)
Duration of anaesthesia, Mean (SD) 168.22 (79.87) 157.51 (78.56) 183.92 (81.84) 191.26 (72.51) <0.01
Infusion and transfusion volume (mL/kg), Mean (SD) 41.12 (24.75) 36.58 (22.74) 45.43 (23.11) 56.29 (31.00) <0.01
Blood loss (mL/kg), Mean (SD) 1.85 (2.58) 1.65 (2.27) 1.85 (2.08) 3.01 (4.38) <0.01
Duration of hypothermia, mean (SD) 104.05 (70.01) 84.32 (58.29) 135.93 (77.12) 139.57 (72.14) <0.01
Outcomes
Hospital stay, mean (SD) 21.24 (18.05) 20.23 (18.10) 19.83 (13.31) 30.09 (24.14) <0.01