Table 3 Factors affecting compliance to intraoperative active warming
From: Perioperative temperature management: a survey of 6 Asia–Pacific countries
Variable | Perform intraoperative active warming | Do not perform intraoperative active warming | p-value | Odds ratio | 95% C.I. for OR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||||
Active warming devices always available for use in the operating room | 492/508 (96.9%) | 487/646 (75.4%) | < 0.001 | 10.040 | 5.915 | 17.041 |
“Rarely to never” financially restricted in temperature management equipment (n = 1052) | 271/508 (53.3%) | 157/544 (28.9%) | < 0.001 | 2.817 | 2.183 | 3.636 |
Presence of hospital training courses (n = 1052) | 154/508 (30.3%) | 127/544 (23.3%) | 0.011 | 1.428 | 1.086 | 1.879 |
Presence of hospital standard operating procedure (SOP) (n = 1052) | 139/508 (27.4%) | 89/544 (16.4%) | < 0.001 | 1.926 | 1.427 | 2.598 |