Table 4.

Evolution of the tympanic temperature in the PACU as a function of time in elderly (≥60 years) and young (<60 years) patients.

Temperatures	Elderly (n = 14)	Young (n = 64)	p-Value
Arrival on OR	36.2 ± 0.4	36.4 ± 0.5	0.854
Exit from OR	35.7 ± 0.7	35.7 ± 0.55	0.384
Arrival on PACU	35.4 ± 0.6	35.8 ± 0.57	0.134
15 min	35.6 ± 0.9	35.5 ± 0.68	0.650
30 min	35.2 ± 0.6	35.7 ± 0.61	0.101
45 min	35.3 ± 0.7	35.9 ± 0.79	0.033a
1 h	35.2 ± 0.8	36.0 ± 0.65	0.004a
1 h 15 min	35.2 ± 0.7	36.1 ± 0.49	<0.001a
1 h 30 min	34.8 ± 0.8	36.1 ± 0.5	0.001a
1 h 45 min	35.1 ± 0.5	36.1 ± 0.58	0.010a
2 h	35.5 ± 0.4	36.1 ± 0.6	0.202
2 h 15 min	35.6 ± 0.7	35.9 ± 0.59	0.643
Exit from PACU	35.6 ± 0.7	36.1 ± 0.59	0.018a

Continuous variables with normal distribution were expressed as means and standard deviations.

OR: Operation Room; PACU: Post Anesthetic Care Unit; min: minutes.

^ap < 0.05 was considered significant.

Data were analyzed by Mann–Whitney U test.