Heat retention using passive systems during anaesthesia: Comparison of two plastic wraps, one with reflective properties

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 766-769

  Deacock, S ^a,b   Holdcroft, A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment, warming devices; Monitoring, temperature; Temperature, body; Temperature, monitoring

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; WARMING;

EID: 0030815780     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.6.766     Document Type: Article

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