Effects of spinal anesthesia on the peripheral and deep core temperature in elderly diabetic patients undergoing urological surgery

摘要

The effects of spinal anesthesia on temperature homeostasis have been well studied, but whether body temperature during spinal anesthesia exhibits the same characteristic changes in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) has not been clarified. The present study measured body temperatures at the forehead and at the lower limb using a monitor of deep body temperature and compared patients with DM (n = 8) and without DM (n = 10).