Cochrane · systematic review · CD009016
Active body surface warming systems for preventing complications caused by inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in adults
Madrid, E, Urrútia, G, Roqué i Figuls, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
AnaesthesiaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 1 · 20%High 1 · 20%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Active body surface warming systems compared to control for preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in adults
Population: adults undergoing surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Infection and complications of the surgical wound Active body surface warming systems vs control | RR 0.36 [0.2, 0.66] | 3 studies · 589 participants | Low |
Major cardiovascular complications (cardiovascular death, non‐fatal myocardial infarction, non‐fatal stroke, and non‐fatal cardiac arrest) Active body surface warming systems vs control | RR 0.22 [0.05, 1] | 1 study · 300 participants | Low |
All‐cause mortality Active body surface warming systems vs control | RR 1.01 [0.26, 4] | 2 studies · 500 participants | Low |
Participants transfused Active body surface warming systems vs control | RR 0.79 [0.5, 1.23] | 8 studies · 621 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Chills/shivering Active body surface warming systems vs control | RR 0 | 29 studies · 1922 participants | High |