Comparison of Perioperative Active or Routine Temperature Management on Postoperative Quality of Recovery in PACU in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study

Whether intraoperative temperature management can help patients recover quickly in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) still remains to be investigated. This study aimed to investigate the effect of intraoperative temperature management on the quality of postoperative recovery of patients who underwent pulmonary lobectomy in the PACU. Totally, 98 patients aged 45-60 years with a body mass index of 20-25 kg/m who underwent elective thoracoscopic lobectomy were enrolled. Patients were categorized into two groups using a random number table: the conventional group received routine intervention to maintain normothermia (Group C, n = 49) and the aggressive group received integrated interventions (Group A, n = 49). In Group C, normothermic fluid was infused intravenously, the heating blanket was turned on when the intraoperative temperature was 37 °C, the heating blanket was turned off, and when the body temperature was