Li Y, et al. - By performing this retrospective analysis, researchers examined the prevalence as well as the factors associated with inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia among adults undergoing elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) under general anesthesia. They used data from the Peking University People’s Hospital, from January through December 2018. Findings revealed that inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia highly prevailed during elective VATS; hypothermia during surgery occurred in 72.7% of 1,467 adult patients who underwent VATS. Age, BMI, the duration of preparation, the duration of surgery, timing of the operation, ambient temperature in the operating room and general anesthesia combined with paravertebral block following induction of anesthesia were all identified as the factors related to inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia. A prolonged length of stay in the hospital was reported in relation to hypothermia.