Peri-operative hypothermia in the high-risk surgical patient

Bailliere's Best Practice in Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 349-361

  Leslie, Kate ^a   Sessler, Daniel I ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Epidural anaesthesia; Fluid warming; Forced air warming; General anaesthesia; Myocardial ischaemia; Recovery room economics; Shivering; Spinal anaesthesia; Thermoregulation; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; PETHIDINE;

ANESTHESIA; BLOOD CLOTTING; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEAT LOSS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERMOREGULATION; WARMING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032733150     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bean.1999.0031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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