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Table 4 Mean change in intraoperative core temperature in 20-min interval post induction in comparison with baseline temperature in not-warmed groups

From: A study on the effect of preoperative warming on post-induction core temperature and incidence of postoperative shivering in patients under general anesthesia

 

Group

N

Mean

Std. deviation

p-value

Pair 1

Baseline core temp

60

36.91

0.22

0.0001

Core temperature at induction

60

36.17

0.45

Pair 2

Baseline core temp

60

36.91

0.22

0.0001

At 20

60

36.08

0.42

Pair 3

Baseline core temp

60

36.91

0.22

0.0001

At 40

60

36.03

0.41

Pair 4

Baseline core temp

60

36.91

0.22

0.0001

At 60

60

36.03

0.42

Pair 5

Baseline core temp

59

36.90

0.22

0.0001

At 80

59

36.03

0.41

Pair 6

Baseline core temp

56

36.91

0.22

0.0001

At 100

56

36.03

0.40

Pair 7

Baseline core temp

30

36.92

0.22

0.4720

At 120

30

34.96

5.94

Pair 8

Baseline core temp

11

37.05

0.18

0.0910

At 140

11

36.21

0.45

Pair 9

Baseline core temp

4

37.00

0.23

0.0100

At 160

4

35.90

0.58

  1. N Number of samples at particular time intervals