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ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2016

Relation of intraoperative temperature to postoperative mortality in open colon surgery--an analysis of two randomized controlled trials.

J Frey, M Holm, M Janson, M Egenvall, J van der Linden

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Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

J FreyDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. joana.frey@ki.se.
M HolmDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
M JansonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Interventions and Technology; Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
M EgenvallDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Interventions and Technology; Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
J van der LindenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SE

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Abstract

introductionThe open surgical wound is exposed to cold and dry ambient air resulting in heat loss mainly through radiation and convection. This cools the wound and promotes local vasoconstriction and hypoxia. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor are greenhouse gases with a warming effect. The aim was to evaluate if warm humidified CO2 insufflated in surgical wound can affect long-term overall mortality

methodsThis is a retrospective study of two clinical trials, where patients were randomized to warm humidified CO2 (n = 80) or not (n = 78). All patients underwent elective major open colon surgery. Patients in the treatment group received insufflation of warm humidified CO2 into the open wound cavity via a gas diffuser to create a local atmosphere of 100% CO2. Temperature in the wound cavity was measured with a heat-sensitive infrared camera. Core temperature was measured at the tympanic membrane. Median follow-up was 70.9 months.

resultsA multivariate analysis adjusted for age (p = 0.001) and cancer (p = 0.165) showed that the larger the temperature difference between final core temperature and wound edge temperature, the lower the overall survival rate (p = 0.050). Patients receiving insufflation of warm humidified CO2 had a tendency to a better overall survival compared with control patients (p = 0.508). End-of-operation wound edge temperature was negatively associated with mortality (OR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.68-0.95, p = 0.011), whereas mortality was positively associated with age (10-year increase, OR = 1.78, 95% CI = 1.37-2.33, p < 0.001) and cancer (OR = 8.1, 95% CI = 1.95-33.7, p = 0.004).

conclusionsA small end-of-operation temperature difference between final core and wound edge temperature was positively associated with patient survival in open colon surgery.

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