SynthesisBMC anesthesiology2025
The impact of perioperative hypothermia on surgical site infection risk: a meta-analysis.
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- The effect of multimodal temperature management on the incidence of perioperative hypothermia in patients undergoing general anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Modifiable Perioperative Practices for the Prevention of Postoperative Complications After Cardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia as a quality indicator in anesthesia: an eight-year experience from 2014 to 2022.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Current Evidence on the Relationship Between Perioperative Hypothermia and Surgical Site Infection: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Efficacy of an Intelligent Closed-Loop Warming System in Preventing Perioperative Hypothermia and Improving Recovery in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2026Article
- Hypothermia and recovery outcomes before and after implementation of a multimodal perioperative temperature-management bundle in minimally invasive radical rectal cancer surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Effects of different intraoperative warming strategies on hypothermia and postoperative coagulation function in severely injured emergency surgery patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The relationship between preoperative temperature and intraoperative hypothermia in patients undergoing robotic colorectal cancer surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe connection between perioperative hypothermia and the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSIs) is still not clearly established. This investigation aimed to clarify the potential link between these two factors using meta-analytical techniques. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis investigation examined the potential connection of perioperative hypothermia to the risk of SSI. A comprehensive literature review was conducted utilizing PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase. The primary endpoint was the incidence of SSI. Pooled risk ratios were estimated using fixed- or random-effects meta-analysis. Sensitivity analyses were performed to evaluate the impact of preoperative hypothermia on the pooled risk of SSI. Statistical analyses were performed using Review Manager software and R software.
resultsOur meta-analysis encompassed 25 studies representing a total of 28,761 patients. The analysis revealed no statistically significant association between patients' intraoperative body temperature and their likelihood of developing post-surgical complications [odds ratio (OR), 1.39; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.98-1.96; I
conclusionsThe findings suggest that the relationship between perioperative hypothermia and an increased incidence of SSI is not definitive; however, it is significantly associated with breast surgery and when body temperature falls below 35 °C. Future randomized controlled trials (RCTs) should focus on breast surgery and standardize temperature thresholds. Due to the high heterogeneity, the interpretation of this result should be approached with caution, and there is a call for future high-quality research.
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