Use of a pneumatic tourniquet induces changes in central temperature

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 786-788

  Estebe, J P ^a   Le Naoures, A ^a   Malledant, Y ^a   Ecoffey, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Equipment, tourniquets; Surgery, orthopaedic; Temperature, monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; CUFF; ESOPHAGUS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN SURFACE; TIME; TOURNIQUET; VASODILATATION; WARMING;

EID: 0030451004     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.6.786     Document Type: Article

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