Clinical Effect of Intelligent Temperature Control System in Preventing Skin Burns Caused by Tumor Hyperthermia

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of skin’s surface temperature using intelligent temperature control system of deep tumor hyperthermia for patients with thorax and abdomen cancer. Methods: Patients with thorax and abdomen cancer were selected to perform the in-house developed intelligent surface temperature control system for hyperthermia, and this method was compared to the conventional manipulating of cooling water bag replacement. Results: The first cooling cycle was started at 24 minute and 22 minute respectively after the beginning of hyperthermia in patients with thorax and abdomen cancer for the treatment group performed intelligent surface temperature control system. The average cycle cooling number was 2.5 for this treatment group. The control group started to replace the water bag with patients reminding at 33 minute and 34 minute respectively. The average replacements number was 3.6 for the control group. The monitoring highest surface temperature at first started cooling circulatory system and cooling water bag replacement were 38.5°, 39.1°, respectively, abdomen cancer were 38.8°, 40.1°, respectively. There were 1 case and 4 cases occurring above II empyrosis between treatment and control group respectively, and 0 case and 3 cases were observed in abdomen cancer. Conclusion: Using intelligent surface temperature control system of deep tumor hyperthermia for the thorax and abdomen cancer could monitor and cooling down the high surface temperature earlier compared with conventional cooling water replacement.