title: [Effectiveness of underbody type forced-air warming blanket during endovascular aneurysm repair].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intraoperative hypothermia is frequently observed during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), leading to postoperative serious sequelae. We evaluated the effectiveness of underbody type forced-air warming blanket against hypothermia during EVAR.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical records of 144 patients who had undergone EVAR, were reviewed to investigate the body temperature and whether patients had been extubated in operating rooms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy nine patients used underbody type forced-air warming blanket (blanket group) and 64 patients no warming system (NW group). The intraoperative lowest core temperature and core temperature at the end of the operation were higher in the blanket group (36.0 degrees C vs 35.6 degrees C, P < 0.001, 36.4 degrees C vs 35.6 degrees C, P < 0.001). In the blanket group extubation was performed in all patients, although five patients could not be extubated in the NW group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Underbody type forced-air warming blanket is effective to prevent intraoperative hypothermia during EVAR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita 565-8565.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Idei
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshitani
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001512:Bedding and Linens; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents