DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS
Methods, devices, and systems for temperature management of a pediatric patient in a perioperative environment are disclosed. Methods, devices, and systems for maintaining normothermia in a pediatric patient in a perioperative environment are disclosed. The use of esophageal heat transfer devices for perioperative temperature management and/or maintenance of normothermia in a pediatric patient is disclosed.
1 . A method for temperature management of a pediatric subject in a perioperative environment, comprising controlling body temperature of the subject via esophageal cooling or warming.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising orally or nasally inserting an esophageal heat transfer device in the subject.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the esophageal heat transfer device comprises a fluid path defined by one or more lumens.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising flowing a heat transfer medium along the fluid path for a time sufficient to control body temperature of the subject.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the perioperative environment comprises an ambient temperature of about 21° C. or less.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pediatric subject is less than about 26 kg.
7 . A method for maintaining normothermia in a pediatric subject in a perioperative environment, comprising contacting a heat transfer region of an esophageal heat transfer device with esophageal tissue of the subject.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the esophageal heat transfer device comprises an input port for receiving a heat transfer medium from an external source.
9 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising orally or nasally inserting the esophageal heat transfer device in the pediatric subject.
10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the esophageal heat transfer device comprises a fluid path defined by one or more lumens.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising flowing a heat transfer medium along the fluid path for a time sufficient to maintain normothermia in the pediatric subject.
12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the perioperative environment comprises an ambient temperature of about 21° C. or less.
13 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the pediatric subject is less than about 26 kg.
14 . A method for maintaining normothermia in a pediatric subject in a cooling-biased environment, comprising contacting a heat transfer region of an esophageal heat transfer device with esophageal tissue of the subject.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the esophageal heat transfer device comprises an input port for receiving a heat transfer medium from an external source.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the esophageal heat transfer device comprises a fluid path defined by one or more lumens.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising flowing a heat transfer medium along the fluid path for a time sufficient to maintain normothermia in the pediatric subject.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the cooling-biased environment comprises an ambient temperature of about 23° C. or less.
19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the cooling-biased environment comprises an ambient temperature of from about 16° C. to about 23° C.
20 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the cooling-biased environment comprises a surgical suite.