EFFECT OF WARMING TECHNIQUE FOR PREVENTION OF POST-OPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIA AMONG LAPAROTOMY SURGERY PATIENTS UNDERGONE GENERAL ANESTHESIA ADMITTED IN SELECTED HOSPITAL

Abstract

Introduction: Thermoregulation is the regulation of body temperature, an important function of any organism. The body temperature is a vital parameter, like the respiration rate, heart rate and blood pressure. Hypothermia refers to the cooling of the body below the normal temperature range 36°C to 37.50C is normally accepted. Below this value, organ function begins to deteriorate. Temperatures between 360C to around 33°C are considered mild hypothermia. There are many interventional modalities are available for managing hypothermia but from that forced air warming, warm infusion I/V fluid, cotton blanket, hot water bag found to be more effective.

Material & methods: Quasi experimental two group post-test interventional design selected for the study with a sample of size of 80 in both groups. Purposive sampling technique was used. The patients selected for both group with enveloped method. Inclusion criteria were patient undergone with general anesthesia belongs to the age group of 18-65 year of both gender & immediate post-operated. Exclusion criteria were the patient who was known case of systemic disease & critically ill. Modified observational check list was used to assess the post-operative hypothermia among laparotomy surgery patient undergone general anaesthesia. Hospital existing interventions were given to the control group. Baseline data was collected from patient record. Unpaired‘t’ test was used to compare the effectiveness between the groups. Chi square test used to find the association between prevention of post-operative hypothermia in selected samples.

Result: In control group the mean score was (77.5) & in experimental group score of post-test was (32.5). Unpaired‘t’ test value for this present study was 2.73 with 78 degrees of freedom. Tabulated t value is 2.0106 with 78 degrees of freedom Calculated value is more than tabulated value. So, the null hypothesis was rejected at 0.05 level of significant and alternative hypothesis was accepted at 0.05 level of significant.

Conclusion: Unpaired‘t’ test value for this present study was 2.73 with 78 degrees of freedom. Tabulated t value is 2.0106 with 78 degrees of freedom. So, the study finding revealed that the effect of warming technique is found to be more effective than hospital existing practice.