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. 2016 Apr 21;2016(4):CD009016. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009016.pub2

Kaudasch 1996.

Methods RCT
Participants 24 ASA II and III patients scheduled for elective colon surgery
Interventions Participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups: control group (n = 12, no warming therapy, upper body covered with a cotton hospital blanket) or a convective warming group (n = 12)
Outcomes According to the abstract, the specific aims of the study were: "drawing up heat balances; and analysing postoperative thermoregulation, oxygen consumption and cardiovascular reactions of mechanically ventilated patients."
Notes Full text not yet available (in German)