Intraoperative monitoring of skin temperature changes of hands before, during, and after endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: Using infrared thermograph and thermometer for measurement

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-88

  Chuang, Tien Yow ^a,b   Yen, Yu Shu ^a   Chiu, Jan Wei ^a   Chan, Rai Chi ^a,b   Chiang, Shu Chyong ^a   Hsiao, Meng Ping ^a   Lee, Liang Shong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; THERMOMETER; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031021404     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90016-2     Document Type: Article

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