Moysés 2014.
Methods | Design: RCT Operative phase: intra‐ and postoperative Withdrawals: none Setting: 1 centre (Brazil) Sample size: 38 Funding: none reported |
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Participants | Age (mean): 57.5 yrs Gender (M/F): 21/17 ASA grade: not reported Surgery type: open gastrointestinal surgery Surgery duration (mean): > 2 hrs (214.6/291.6 mins) Anaesthesia type: general |
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Interventions |
Intervention (ABSW1): n = 19 Thermal blanket (no further details are provided) Temperature set at: 38ºC Duration: intraoperative + during recovery Body area covered: lower limbs Intervention (ABSW2): n = 19 Thermal mattress (no further details are provided) Temperature set at : 37ºC beginning and 38ºC end Duration: intraoperative + during recovery Body area covered: underneath Co‐interventions: none reported Room temperature (mean): 20.7° ‐ 23.3°C |
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Outcomes | Fluids infused (crystalloids; starch) Transusion (RBC; plasma) |
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Notes | Comparison 2 | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Drawing of envelopes |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Study is described as double‐blind but no details are provided |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Study is described as double‐blind but no details are provided |
Baseline comparability of groups | Low risk | To a high extent according to Table 1 |
Co‐interventions equal between groups | Unclear risk | No details are reported |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All randomized participants were analysed |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | We did not have access to the protocol, therefore we cannot exclude risk of selective reporting with the information provided |
Other bias | Low risk |