Characteristics
Status of temperature
Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Adjusted Odds Ratio(95% CI)
P- value
Hypothermic
Euthermic
ASA physical status
I
94(79.7%)
186(69.9%)
1
1
0.01
II
24(20.3%)
80(30.1%)
2.5(1.5-4.0)
1.99(1.16-3.44)
Type of anesthesia
General
91(77.1%)
172(64.7%)
1.9(1.3-3.1)
1.84(1.17-3.24)
0.02
Spinal
27(22.9%)
94(35.3%)
1
1
Condition of surgery
Elective
74(62.7%)
140(52.6%)
1
1
0.03
Emergency
44(37.3%)
126(47.4%)
0.7(0.5-1.1)
0.56(0.33-0.94)
1: Reference group
Table 2:
Factors associated with postoperative hypothermia in surgical patient of University of Gondar Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2014 (n=384).
