Effect of early oral carbohydrate intake after elective Cesarean delivery on maternal body temperature and satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial
Primary result · Maternal body temperatureResult — go to the resultDifference in means 0.14 °C 95% CI 0.02–0.26Authors' conclusion
Early oral carbohydrate intake after Cesarean delivery helped to restore maternal body temperature postoperatively and improve maternal satisfaction.
Study context
- Population
- Parturients undergoing elective Cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia with tympanic temperature ≤ 36.5 °C on PACU arrivalincluded in final analysis
- Participants
- 90 participants
- Comparison
- CC vs C
- Primary endpoint
- Maternal tympanic membrane temperature
- Follow-up
- 120 min after ingestion
Primary result
Maternal body temperature
Difference in means
0.14 °C
95% CI 0.02–0.26
P = 0.02
By group
CC vs C
difference in means 0.14 °C (95% CI 0.02–0.26); P = 0.02
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
Maternal satisfaction (VAS)
P < 0.001
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Linear trends of temperature over time (repeated measure models)Significantly different | P = 0.04 |
| Thermal comfort score · 120 min after ingestionHigher in CC | P = 0.02 |
| Linear trends of shivering score over timeDifferent | P = 0.003 |
Safety
Gastric antrum cross-sectional area > 10.3 cm² (ultrasonography) · 90 and 120 min after ingestion
- No differences between the two groups in number of participants
Original publication
Effect of early oral carbohydrate intake after elective Cesarean delivery on maternal body temperature and satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial. Can J Anaesth. Published 15 September 2023. doi:10.
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