S Afr J Surg
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Comparative Study
Use of intravesical temperature as a monitor of core temperature during and following general anaesthesia.
The value of thermistor-bearing urinary catheters has not been extensively investigated in the postoperative period. This study compared thermistor-bearing urinary catheters with pulmonary artery catheters as a means of measuring core temperature during and following general anaesthesia in patients undergoing aortic aneurysmectomy. ⋯ The study indicates that in patients undergoing aortic aneurysmectomy, the thermistor-bearing urinary catheter is a clinically acceptable measure of core temperature during and following general anaesthesia.