Table 1.
Characteristics of the included CPGs.
| Title | Year of publication | Country | Level of development | Organization (short name) | Total number of references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE-2016) for Peri-operative hypothermia: Assessment and Management [21] | 2016 (Reaffirmed 2017) | United Kingdom | National | National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | 36 (one NCSR) |
| American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses/Agency for Health Care Research and Quality clinical guideline for the prevention of unplanned perioperative hypothermia (ASPAN/AHRQ-2006) [22], | 2006 (minor update in 2008) | United States | National | American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses/Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (ASPAN/AHRQ-2006), | 87 (one NCSR) (reviewed and excluded NCSR and CSRs were not counted) |
| The University of Southern Mississippi/Temperature Guideline to Decrease Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia (USM/CPG-2017) [23], | 2017 (updated 2019) | United States | National | The University of Southern Mississippi (USM/CPG-2017), | 70 (one NCSR, 3 CSR) |
| University Assistance Complex of Salamanca/Clinical practice guideline “Unintentional perioperative hypothermia” (UACS/CPG-2018) [24], | 2018 (updated 2019) | Spain | National | University Assistance Complex of Salamanca (UACS/CPG-2018), | 328 (4 NCSR, one CSR) |
| Justus-Liebig university of Giessen/Clinical practice guideline “Preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia” (UKGM/CPG-2015) [25]. | 2015 (updated 2016) | Germany | National | Justus-Liebig university of Giessen (UKGM/CPG-2015). | 8 (one NCSR) |
Abbreviations: CPG clinical practice guideline; CSR Cochrane systematic review; NCSR Non-Cochrane systematic review. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE-2016) for Peri-operative hypothermia: Assessment and Management, American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses/Agency for Health Care Research and Quality clinical guideline for the prevention of unplanned perioperative hypothermia (ASPAN/AHRQ-2006), The University of Southern Mississippi/Temperature Guideline to Decrease Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia (USM/CPG-2017), University Assistance Complex of Salamanca/Clinical practice guideline “Unintentional perioperative hypothermia” (UACS/CPG-2018), Justus-Liebig university of Giessen/Clinical practice guideline “Preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia” (UKGM/CPG-2015).