Xu 2010.
Methods | Single‐centre study from China | |
Participants | ASA I or II adult patients requiring general anaesthesia for abdominal surgery; 30 patients aged 18 to 65, 19 female, 11 male Exclusion criteria: thyroid disease, dysautonomia, malignant hyperthermia |
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Interventions | Room temperature intravenous fluids (n = 15): volume infused 2.1 ± 0.4 litres over 174 ± 14 minutes Intravenous fluids warmed to 37°C with hotline (n = 15): volume infused 2.0 ± 0.3 litres over 164 ± 11 minutes Both groups had unwarmed cotton blankets; operating temperature was maintained at 24°C and humidity at 30% |
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Outcomes | Tympanic temperature was recorded every 30 minutes, as was the incidence of shivering | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | 'Random digits table' |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Observer evaluating shivering was blinded to the study; low risk for shivering, unclear for temperature |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No loss to follow‐up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | No evidence of this |
Other bias | Low risk | None |