Perioperative thermal insulation:: minimal clinically important differences?

被引:18
作者
Bräuer, A
Perl, T
Uyanik, Z
English, MJM
Weyland, W
Braun, U
机构
[1] Univ Gottingen, Dept Anesthesiol Emergency & Intens Care Med, D-37075 Gottingen, Germany
[2] Montreal Gen Hosp, Dept Anaesthesia, Montreal, PQ H3G 1A4, Canada
[3] McGill Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[4] Evangel Bethesda Krankenhaus, Dept Anaesthesia & Intens Care Med, Essen, Germany
关键词
complications; hypothermia; equipment; insulation; manikin; heat loss; measurement; heat flux;
D O I
10.1093/bja/aeh156
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
Background. Reduction of heat losses from the skin by thermal insulation is used to avoid perioperative hypothermia. However, there is little information about the physical properties of various insulating materials used in the operating room. Methods. The following insulation materials were tested using a validated manikin: cotton surgical drape tested in two and four layers; Allegiance drape; 3M Steri-Drape; metallized plastic sheet; Thermadrape(TM); Barkey thermcare 1 tested in one and two layers; hospital duvet tested in one and two layers. Heat loss from the surface of the manikin can be described as: Q.=h.DeltaT.A where Q. is heat flux, h is the heat exchange coefficient, DeltaT is the temperature gradient between the environment and surface and A is the area covered. The heat flux per unit area (Q.A(-1)) and surface temperature were measured with nine calibrated heat-flux transducers. The environmental temperature was measured using a thermoanemometer. DeltaT was varied and h was determined by linear regression analysis as the slope of DeltaT vs Q.A(-1). The reciprocal of h defines the insulation. Results. The insulation value of air was 0.61 Clo. The insulation values of the materials varied between 0.17 Clo (two layers of cotton surgical drapes) to 2.79 Clo (two layers of hospital duvet). Conclusions. There are relevant differences between various insulating materials. The best commercially available material designed for use in the operating room (Barkey thermcare 1) can reduce heat loss from the covered area by 45% when used in two layers. Given the range of insulating materials available for outdoor activities, significant improvement in insulation of patients in the operating room is both possible and desirable.
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