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Table 3 Data related to the decrease in maternal body temperature

From: Association between preoperative toe perfusion index and maternal core temperature decrease during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: a prospective cohort study

Minimum intraoperative core temperature

36.8 ± 0.4

Maximum core temperature decreasea (°C)

−0.4 ± 0.2

Occurrence of intraoperative hypothermia (<  36.0 °C)

3 (6%)

Occurrence of shivering at leaving the OR

2 (4%)

Bedside Shivering Assessment Scale at leaving the OR

0 [0 to 0]

ASHRAE scale at leaving the OR

0 [−1 to 0]

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, median [interquartile range], or the number of patients (%)
  2. ASHRAE scale American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers scale, OR operating room, SD standard deviation
  3. aMaximum core temperature decrease: the difference between the core temperature at OR admission and the minimum intraoperative core temperature